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Greer Ranch Living, Murrieta CA: Another Hummingbird Builds Her Nest

By Bill Burchard

Real Estate Broker/Owner with 3B Realty: 951-347-3818, CA DRE# 01864774

April 27, 2011 10:43 AM

Greer Ranch Living, Murrieta CA: Another Hummingbird Builds Her Nest.

An unusual thing is happening just outside my kitchen window... A mother hummingbird is building her nest.

What’s unusual to me is that she’s building her nest on a palm tree-shaped aluminum light that I bought at Costco a couple of years ago. (Thank you, Costco!)

She built her nest on one of the palm tree's metal supports. You can see her holding a piece of building material in her mouth.

This is the third nest I’ve discovered in my yard in the past few weeks. Below are the other two.

Here's the very first nest I discovered...

Here's the very first nest I discovered...

Here's the third nest...

Here's the third nest...

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Robert Hammerstein -

Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ

Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Bill - we're jealous.... We love hummingbirds but we never get close enough to see them like this... ncie job

Apr 27, 2011 11:50 AM

Charles Edwards Bentonville

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette 479-253-3796 - Bentonville, AR

AR REALTOR, Bentonville Real Estate Agent and Broker

Bill, you're a blessed guy. Hummingbirds are so magnificent. We never tire of watching them,

Apr 27, 2011 01:22 PM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Wow Bill I can't believe anyone can be that lucky--three nests? We just saw our first hummingbird of the year today, and I thought that was thrilling enough.

Apr 27, 2011 03:35 PM

Diane McDermott

Realtor®, GRI, Landis e2 Real Estate, LLC - Charlotte, NC

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market

The hummingbirds must really like it at your place, that's incredible you found three nests and an action shot too - beautiful photos!

Apr 28, 2011 12:47 AM

Bill Burchard

3B Realty: 951-347-3818, CA - Murrieta, CA

Broker, Realtor, Representing Buyers and Sellers

Hi Lisa and Robert. Thanks for the compliment! It’s not until a hummingbird comes out of her nest and tries to chase me away that I discover the nest. They fly so fast, that I don’t see them… I just hear them buzzing about my head. So I step back a few feet until I see her, then watch her retreat to her nest and discover its location. And oddly enough, two of the three nest are not very high off the ground. The empty nest photo, for example, is just three feet above the ground. (Sure wish I had discovered it before it was abandoned because I would have loved to get some photos of hummingbird chicks.)

Hey Charles! I do feel blessed. They are amazing little birds. It’s so cool to watch them feeding on flower nectar as the dart back and forth… and backwards. (That’s the capability that I find so fascinating… that they can fly backwards.)

Hi Chris! Congratulations on discovering your first hummingbird of the year! I have no idea why they like our yard so much, but I’m happy that they do. I know I have a couple of more nests in my yard, but they are up high in the trees and I can’t see them… I only see the hummingbird occasionally flying in and out of the same spot. I know she’s there… somewhere.

Hello Diane. I feel really fortunate that I captured an image of a mother hummingbird building her nest. I didn’t know I did until I downloaded the photos to my PC and saw the images up close. It was a pretty cool discovery. (And I have no idea what the nest-building material is.)

Apr 28, 2011 04:06 AM

Larry Atkins

State Wide Realty Co. - Farmville, VA

Veteran Owned & Operated

Bill - It's always great to slow down and watch nature at work around us. You must have a peaceful backyard to attract so many birds. Enjoy!

Apr 28, 2011 08:24 AM

Hey Larry! Hmmm... you know, I DO have a peaceful backyard. Very peaceful. Maybe that does explain why I have so many hummingbirds nesting there. Thanks for the insight!

Apr 29, 2011 02:29 AM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired

Hi Bill, I came over to see if you had posted the Hummingbirds and you did. These photos are wonderful. Thank you for mentioning it in your comment to me and I am delighted to see these. These photos are a real treasure. Perhaps the next one or if any of the nest are still available, you could how tiny the nests are by holding a relatively common item that people would recognize to show the scale. Beautiful!

Apr 30, 2011 07:44 AM

Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula

Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA

Realty Works Temecula

Bill: Great pictures, I love the clarity...and thanks for the notice about the alignment, I appreciate it. Jane

Apr 30, 2011 04:45 PM

Good morning, William. Thanks for the compliment... and thank you for the suggestion. I just posted photos of me holding a quarter next to an abandoned nest.

Hey Jane!. Thank you... and you’re very welcome!

May 01, 2011 08:38 AM

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