Comments on: Our Seasonal Guests http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/ Notes from my kitchen, in which I bake bread and raise a few other matters Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: marybeth http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-4155 marybeth Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:17:58 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-4155 Hi I also have a hummingbird nest on a tiny metal star that I hung over my koi pond... there are two babies... I used to see the mom all of the time in the nest now that they are born I hardly see her I am worried.... I know she must be busy but it is dark now and seh is not in it..... What did you notice about your mom.s behavior after babies hatched... did you see less of her? Hi I also have a hummingbird nest on a tiny metal star that I hung over my koi pond… there are two babies… I used to see the mom all of the time in the nest now that they are born I hardly see her I am worried…. I know she must be busy but it is dark now and seh is not in it….. What did you notice about your mom.s behavior after babies hatched… did you see less of her?

]]> By: Abbey http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2839 Abbey Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:35:39 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2839 We have three cats. They frequently peer into our house through our sliding glass doors (my daughter says they treat us like we're on a sitcom). Our 5 month old kitten in particular, seems to like to watch me while I bake. She'll climb up the screen door to peer down at what I'm doing, as my countertop is a few inches away from the door. I love her company! We have three cats. They frequently peer into our house through our sliding glass doors (my daughter says they treat us like we’re on a sitcom). Our 5 month old kitten in particular, seems to like to watch me while I bake. She’ll climb up the screen door to peer down at what I’m doing, as my countertop is a few inches away from the door. I love her company!

]]> By: Susan http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2804 Susan Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:32:56 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2804 Trish, my dad was forever in search of, and never found, a bird feeder that the squirrels couldn't figure out. I think that's why I've never had one, because my dad was always fretting over his. Maybe one day I'll overcome that and get one. Mimi, lucky you! In all the time I spent living on the east coast I think I saw a hummingbird maybe once. Katy, I think people definitely qualify as creatures. People-watching can be great amusement. Tanna, the wildlife my herbs (when I have tried to grow any) have attracted has been mostly snails. Not my favorite, but I suppose they have to eat too. Laura, you stumped me! Cool photo, whatever they are. Caramella, I'll be rooting for your robins! Jessica, they'll be even cuter in a couple of weeks, I'll try to get more photos. Elizabeth, spiders are supposed to very good luck. I don't kill them when I find them in the house, but I'm OK with putting them outside. Mer, you're welcome, thanks for stopping by! Baking Soda, she's still exotic to me too. Trish, my dad was forever in search of, and never found, a bird feeder that the squirrels couldn’t figure out. I think that’s why I’ve never had one, because my dad was always fretting over his. Maybe one day I’ll overcome that and get one.

Mimi, lucky you! In all the time I spent living on the east coast I think I saw a hummingbird maybe once.

Katy, I think people definitely qualify as creatures. People-watching can be great amusement.

Tanna, the wildlife my herbs (when I have tried to grow any) have attracted has been mostly snails. Not my favorite, but I suppose they have to eat too.

Laura, you stumped me! Cool photo, whatever they are.

Caramella, I’ll be rooting for your robins!

Jessica, they’ll be even cuter in a couple of weeks, I’ll try to get more photos.

Elizabeth, spiders are supposed to very good luck. I don’t kill them when I find them in the house, but I’m OK with putting them outside.

Mer, you’re welcome, thanks for stopping by!

Baking Soda, she’s still exotic to me too.

]]> By: baking soda http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2792 baking soda Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:49:58 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2792 How wonderful to have such exotic (at least to me) beauty in view! What I see from my kitchen window? Not much yet (pigeons blergh), but I hope the finches and robins will nest again soon. How wonderful to have such exotic (at least to me) beauty in view! What I see from my kitchen window? Not much yet (pigeons blergh), but I hope the finches and robins will nest again soon.

]]> By: Mer http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2789 Mer Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:31:31 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2789 I love hummingbirds! Thanks for sharing those great pics. :0) I love hummingbirds! Thanks for sharing those great pics. :0)

]]> By: ejm http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2788 ejm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:32:20 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2788 How cool is that?! The only creatures that build homes in view of our kitchen window are garden spiders. We don't usually really notice them until September when their webs by the garden hose spigot get alarmingly large (for here - their bodies are not much more than half an inch long. The webs are often at least a couple of feet in diameter. When they build their webs across the garden path, I'm always reminded of that great Gary Larson comic depicting the spider web at the bottom of a slide and the spiders saying something like "if we pull this off, we'll eat like kings for days"). We try not to disturb them; we're convinced they keep the mosquitoes at bay. -Elizabeth How cool is that?!

The only creatures that build homes in view of our kitchen window are garden spiders. We don’t usually really notice them until September when their webs by the garden hose spigot get alarmingly large (for here - their bodies are not much more than half an inch long. The webs are often at least a couple of feet in diameter. When they build their webs across the garden path, I’m always reminded of that great Gary Larson comic depicting the spider web at the bottom of a slide and the spiders saying something like “if we pull this off, we’ll eat like kings for days”). We try not to disturb them; we’re convinced they keep the mosquitoes at bay.

-Elizabeth

]]> By: Jessica http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2787 Jessica Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2787 Aww thats so cute! I love to watch humming birds! Aww thats so cute! I love to watch humming birds!

]]> By: Caramella Mou http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2786 Caramella Mou Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:47:11 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2786 Hi Susan! You are so lucky, your Ms Hummingbird is beautiful and well done - if she keeps coming back to nest. I've only seen hummingbirds once in Napa and they were quick to fly off again. We have a family of robins this year and I hope they'll make it. I haven't been able to find their nest though. I hope the babies fledge. Hi Susan!

You are so lucky, your Ms Hummingbird is beautiful and well done - if she keeps coming back to nest.

I’ve only seen hummingbirds once in Napa and they were quick to fly off again.

We have a family of robins this year and I hope they’ll make it. I haven’t been able to find their nest though.

I hope the babies fledge.

]]> By: Laura http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2785 Laura Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2785 Only a Californian could ask this in early March and expect to get interesting answers! ;) Wow what colors--everything is still grey and brown here. But I did see some very large wild birds the other day--the picture is on my blog because I am interested to see if anyone can identify them for me (although the photo is a bit small and blurry--they did not come anywhere near as close as you got). Wild turkeys maybe? Only a Californian could ask this in early March and expect to get interesting answers! ;) Wow what colors–everything is still grey and brown here.

But I did see some very large wild birds the other day–the picture is on my blog because I am interested to see if anyone can identify them for me (although the photo is a bit small and blurry–they did not come anywhere near as close as you got). Wild turkeys maybe?

]]> By: MyKitchenInHalfCups http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2782 MyKitchenInHalfCups Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:39:07 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/03/03/hummingbirds/#comment-2782 Love your hummingbirds. You are so lucky to be able to see the nest! I love the way animals are so creative in hiding nest. This seems like such a sturdy nest! Our nature watching is in our backyard where our herbs grow and we have a fountain that attracts the birds. We also have a neighborhood cat who sleeps/watches for the birds on an arbor where wisteria is about to bloom. Love your hummingbirds. You are so lucky to be able to see the nest! I love the way animals are so creative in hiding nest. This seems like such a sturdy nest!
Our nature watching is in our backyard where our herbs grow and we have a fountain that attracts the birds. We also have a neighborhood cat who sleeps/watches for the birds on an arbor where wisteria is about to bloom.

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