Thread: The wife is raising a baby hummingbird.
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Default Re: The wife is raising a baby hummingbird.
Originally Posted by grip grip
My wife found a hungry baby hummingbird today chirping away in our yard. It could barely fly, but would feed from the feeder when she held it up to it. We were going to leave it outside, but it started to rain. Also, it was making a lot of noise and there are plenty of hungry cats that would respond unfavorably. Due to the above, we decided to care for it a few days until it could fend for itself.

Here are some photos of the tiny fellow.
That's no baby, it's full grown but maybe not mature.
It probably is too weak to fly after a long flight down. Maybe it did not eat enough before it left and is probably not going to survive outside too long if it does not fatten up. It should go to a sanctuary where they can feed it properly, fatten it up and send it on its way.

All our HB's have left here, we last saw them in the garden on Thursday. They have gone to South America for the winter and spring.
 
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