(photo by Sandeep Dhar)
Mother feeds her babies
Scripps Ranch resident Sandeep Dhar shared these beautiful photos of a pair of baby hummingbirds as they were raised by their mother.
Dhar’s stay at home ‘office’ is the family dining table next to a large window that overlooks the yard. A number of different types of birds visit the yard. In early March, Allen’s hummingbird nested in a hedge about 8 feet high. At a distance that would not bother the babies, Dhar set up an elevated tripod and camera in an automatic mode to capture photos at regular intervals. The results were fascinating.
Since then, the babies have fledged and flown away.
For more information and photos, visit Mar 2020 backyard baby hummingbirds.
