Hummingbird Forced to Lay Four Eggs in Ten Days
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Due to an attack by a California Scrub Jay, our mother hummingbird Emerald lost an egg. She was already developing another egg, so she laid it a day later. What would she do next?
Emerald has rebuilt the nest where Opal and Jade successfully fledged on February 21 and 22. She laid the first egg of her second clutch on March 11 and the second on 13. We wish her the best for her new clutch.
Watch this Allen's Hummingbird Nest where you can see exclusive live footage of our mother bird "Emerald" keeping her eggs warm until the babies hatch, grow and learn to fly. The nest is located in Thousand Oaks, California, where this little hummingbird built her nest on a string of Christmas lights.
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🧾 Frequently Asked Questions
⏯We made a video about all the frequently asked questions about hummingbird nests, you can watch it here: • Hummingbird Nest Ultim...
❓What camera are you using for this live stream?
Here is the link to our camera: amzn.to/3alaoh8
❓What species of hummingbird is this?
This is an Allen's Hummingbird which normally breeds on the West coast of the United States and Mexico, although the bird has been spotted in other areas of the southern United States.
❓Does this mother hummingbird have a name?
Yes! Our community named this mother hummingbird "Emerald."
❓What day was the first hummingbird egg laid?
The first egg was laid on March 11 and the second on 13.
Opal and Jade successfully fledged! Opal on Feb 21 at 3:18pm and Jade on Feb 22 at 7:15am. We wish the best for them!
❓How long do hummingbirds incubate their eggs?
Hummingbirds incubate the eggs for 15 to 18 days.
❓How many clutches do hummingbirds have?
Hummingbirds in Southern California usually have two to three clutches each season.
This is Emerald's second clutch. Her first clutch was successful. Opal and Jade successfully fledged on February 21 and 22.
Did you miss Emerald's first clutch in February 2021? Here are the videos:
⏯ Hatching of Ruby and Sapphire: • Mother Allen's Humming...
⏯ Ruby and Sapphire from Hatchlings to Fledging the Nest: • Allen's Hummingbird Ba...
❓When do baby hummingbirds open their eyes?
It usually takes more than a week for a baby’s eyes to open. On average, a newborn’s eyes are open 9 days after he has hatched.
❓What is the nest made from?
The nest is made from grasses and small twigs filled in with soft and fluffy fiber that the mother hummingbird finds on fuzzy plants like seed pods, dandelion down, cottonwood and the like. The nest is held together with spider silk and is soft and spongy to accommodate the rapidly increasing size of the baby birds. To camouflage the nest she put paint chips on the outside to try to blend in with the house.
❓How can I help with the nest building?
You can supply soft material for the mother hummingbird to use in her nest. You can buy nesting material for your hummingbird here: amzn.to/3pJYepN
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Maybe the one abandoned egg was a decoy for the egg thief. Bless her heart.
Emeralds motto “Never Give Up, Keep Trying”
thank you for this update Carol. Emerald is a hard working girl. Very determined.
This World needs more hummingbirds🌈, to bring us joy and happiness.. please protect these Babies they are so delicate and vulnerable.
We love you Emerald! We love watching you and your babies and wish the best for you! 💙💙💙
I feed all my local wildlife, including hummers and California scrub jays. I remember once seeing a scrub jay with possibly a hummer in its beak, hopefully a hummer that was already deceased, but that's nature for us-- beautiful yet realistically brutal
What a dramatic time for Emerald. I am glad it is all on video. TY Alik, TY Carole. Emerald is survivor.
Poor Emmie is showing so much strength and fortitude. Humans could learn a lot from her.
Emerald doesn’t waste time and energy in self-pity and mourning 🙂✌️
Emerald was one determined mother bird! Thanks for sharing!❤️
This is sooooo amazing!!!!!! My grandmother was Native American and in her family hummingbirds mean good luck. Especially if you find a nest.
I like the background music you picked for this. Thanks for the update.
Little tear in my eye, oh emerald your such a great mummer 😍
Bless her little heart ❤️❤️
Emerald's a smart little lady! Nature has many emotions, opportunities and....OPPORTUNISTS. That was sad, but I'm relieved it happened early. She mended her situation immediately. I'm proud of her determination. 👏 Keep on keepin on Emerald! Thank you for this and everything that you do Carole❤
Oh wow, what a story..and it's not over yet. Good luck Emerald 👍💓 Thank you, Alik & Carole 🥰
Wow! That was a great catch!! Now we all can say we witnessed a hummer lay an egg!!
I always love Emerald and even if it was cute to see the nest perched on a bunch of Christmas light, her precious babies were exposed to predators even though this wasn’t Emerald’s fault though there should be a tree that provides better protection, shelter and shade for the babies. If there were trees available near the house that offered better protection for Emerald’s babies, Crimson might still be alive . Trees like the Ficus tree or any type of tree of your choice shall do as long as the perch is comfortable for Emerald to perch on so she can get the view from inside out. The leaves , big as they are, provides shelter from anything including natural shades for the expectant mom and her future babies to start her own family. I can’t wait to see more of Emerald the hummingbird because I miss viewing her videos of her happy broods of delightful babies.
The struggle is real in this lightspeed world of the hummingbird!
She sure is a good egg layer!
Wow, I am certainly amazed by birds in nature
Mother nature....some sad stories happen, but I like the happy ones. I hope all goes well with her new clutch.
Love it!!!
❤️ love her
Nature is both cruel and wonderful, often at the same time. Fingers crossed for little Emerald getting her babies hatched and fledged. It's so hard not to anthropomorphize when seeing something like this. Would sure love to know what kind of reaction they "feel" if anything when they suffer repeated losses like this.
I saw the scrub jay take the egg live while it happened. I was just like 😦😦😦
Could the abandoned egg be placed in the new nest, or would three potential chicks be too crowded and Emerald not capable of taking care of so many chicks?
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Not a good idea to mess around with this. Two is the best number for both nestlings to survive.
Two less hummingbirds in the world 😭 I guess that's life, though. So interesting! 😍
I'm sorry, I know it's been mentioned somewhere, but what kind of hummingbird is Emerald?
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
She’s an Allen’s Hummingbird.
What happened to the egg in the old nest?
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2 жыл бұрын
lost
Thank you for creating this video! Love it! It'd be ideal if you could supplement some calcium to her diet. She is susceptible to calcium deficiency.
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
It was done.
Sweet Emerald she’s such a treasure 🥲💕
New Mexico? Wally Patton,who wrote " Do the 12 steps in one month" has parents in Silver City NM where bird watchers from afar,all over the world,sit way up mountains watch a rare hummingbird only indigenous to that area of NM where Wally's parents live. There completely yellow no reads or orange like this guy
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Please send me a link to anything on the internet about this. I cannot find a thing.
That is dreadful. My baby Hummingbirds dissappear after only a few days. The mom stayed in the empty for a long time. She has never returned 😔
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
So sorry. It's a tough world out there.
why not take the second egg she layed and put it in the nest wirh the other to, seems a bit harsh to just sit and watch and do nothing... its different if no o e was watching and she abandoned it but you clearly watch her so why not help lay an extra baby .....
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
You can't do that. The eggs have to be laid days apart so they hatch at approximately the same time. She would have abandoned that egg no matter what you did and laid two more.