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Video: Hummingbird Feeding Babies in Orange County

A Dana Point dentist spotted a mother hummingbird caring for her tiny babies.

Posted by Peter Schelden (Editor), April 14, 2012 at 02:44 pm

Spring has sprung across Orange County. One of the surest signs of the season are all the tiny hummingbirds hovering around.

A Dana Point dentist with a sharp eye caught one of the itty bitty birds as it tended to its nest outside his office.

According to the attached YouTube video, Mark Cruz's Dana Point office visitors have been enjoying the site of a mother and her babies this spring.

Check out the video above for more.

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Dyanne Roper April 14, 2012 at 05:54 pm

Here's a webcam fixed on Phoebe, a hummer in Irvine who builds her nests in a rose bush tree: http://www.phoebeallens.com/

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AVResident2 April 14, 2012 at 06:39 pm

That’s precious.There’s also a live 24/7 webcam feed from Aliso Viejo:
WORLD OF HUMMINGBIRDS! (Emma's Nest) http://www.ustream.tv/worldofhummingbirds

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Peter Schelden (Editor) April 14, 2012 at 07:23 pm

Hey, thanks to both of you for adding other hummingbird cams in the area!

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Kim Herbert April 15, 2012 at 11:22 am

Nice video, Mark! How do you get any work done? I'd be nose to the window all day!

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Joker Joe April 16, 2012 at 12:32 pm

I have a couple of feeders. Put them up and they will come.
1 sugar to 3 water. Look for nests in the trees. Very small but what a rush when you see it.

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Tracey Gaede April 18, 2012 at 11:22 pm

A few years ago, we had a hummingbird nest right outside my front door. We watched the whole process, all the way from watching the mother build the nest to her feeding the baby. When the baby gets bigger, the mother will fly in place and feed the baby. The most fun thing to see was the baby learning to fly. He would jump off a branch, fly in place for a few seconds and then jump back to the branch. He did this a number of times.

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Joker Joe April 19, 2012 at 03:29 pm

Thanks for the update. I love hearing about them.
I leave laundry lint in the trees for the birds to build nests.

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Peter Schelden (Editor) April 19, 2012 at 05:07 pm

Laundry lint? I'd never thought of that.

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