Tag Archives: Anna’s Hummingbird nest

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Rozanne Rapozo has nesting material, which we think is raw cotton, available for birds. She recently saw several Anna's Hummingbirds pulling strings of it out of the enclosure.

Anna's Hummingbirds do nest early here on the Mendonoma Coast. They build incredible nests. Here is a photo by the late Siegfried Matull showing the female sitting on her eggs. Her nest is also made of spiderwebs and lichen.

Thanks to Rozanne for allowing me to share her photos with you here, and I always appreciate being able to share the photos of Siegfried.

Cool, breezy, sunny, cloudy...changeable conditions! Rain headed our way in a day or two.

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Lynda Opperman and Howard Curtis noticed this tiny nest with two Anna's Hummingbird chicks inside.

This is a very good reason why you shouldn't prune bushes or trees during nesting season! Isn't the nest exquisite? The mother hummer builds it with lichen, moss and spiderwebs. The nest expands as the chicks grow because of the spiderwebs. Good planning, mother hummer!

Some years ago Siegfried Matull photographed an Anna's Hummingbird nest. Here it is with two eggs. The mother has lined the inside of the nest with feathers and other soft materials.

Here the mother is sitting on her eggs.

And here are her two chicks.

This is a wonderful time of year, bursting with new life, here on the Mendonoma coast.

Thanks to Lynda and Siegfried for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Anna's Hummingbirds nest early, as early as January. They build the most exquisite nests out of spider webs, lichen and small twigs. Jenny and John Biglow found this hummingbird nest with two babies inside. Can you spot them?

Siegfried Matull found an occupied nest too. Here's the mother hummingbird sitting on the nest.

And when the female took off for a moment, Siegfried got a photo of her eggs. Look how perfect the nest is.

Thanks to Jenny and Siegfried for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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So tiny, so exquisite and so well camouflaged, it's a miracle to even spot one. And to find it occupied is even better. Siegfried Matull found an Anna's Hummingbird nest with two eggs in it.

Below the mother Anna's is sitting on her nest. She builds it with lichen, bark and spider webs.

And below are the two babies. Siegfried tells me that the spiders webs used in construction of the nest, allows the nest to expand with the growth of the babies.

Richard Kuehn, The Birdman of The Sea Ranch, tells me, "The male mates with the female but afterwards she does it ALL - builds the nest, lays the eggs, incubates and then feed the young till they've fledged."

What wondrous photos that Siegfried has allowed me to share with you here. Thanks to Siegfried!