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GOOD MORNING VICTORIA BC.. WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 , 2011

Hi Doreen.. thank you.. nice to see you here..

7:27am
The babies have grown .. they are so precious


7:28am
Feeding time.. only one was interested this time...

7:29am
Fluff is entering the nest to brood them

9:14am
These babies are so content

9:16am
MOm came back and no feeding this time
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9:17am
Mom is gone again.. the babies are cuddled together

9:18am
So cute.. has her beak up looking for food

9:19am
Fluff is back brooding.. no feeding again.. mom knows best

9:40am
Mom is feeding the chicks

9:41am
Some for you

9:41am
I want more..lol

9:41am
Mom is entering the nest and resumes brooding the chicks

Morning BC from Blaine, WA. Thanks Eric for the wonderful opportunity to view hummers. How in the world do you manage to locate the nests????
Thanks everyone else for the education. What is a pip?

hi Bev, doing so many things, wanted to stop in and see the scaps, so cute, ty. will be back later for sure.

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Morning BC from Blaine, WA. Thanks Eric for the wonderful opportunity to view hummers. How in the world do you manage to locate the nests????
Thanks everyone else for the education. What is a pip?

SetterKate to Hancock Wildlife Victoria BC Hummingbird Thread... great to see your post and thank you for the question. Love your avatar...

A pip hole is a small crack or hole which is made in an egg by a chick as it prepares to hatch. The appearance of pip holes is generally viewed as a sign that chicks are on the way, as the chicks generally fully emerge within a day or so of creating the pip hole, depending on the species. The process of breaking out of the shell is known as pipping.


A chick has a little bump on the top of its beak at the tip that is called an "egg tooth" it is specifically there as a "tool "for the chick to work its way out of the egg. Shortly after the chick has hatched, the egg tooth disappears.. the effort to pip the egg may so wear out the chick that the chick will take a break and rest , sometimes up to 24 hours before we will see a crack in the egg .


Watching eggs hatch can be quite interesting. At first, the egg will start to shake, as the creature inside moves around and uses its egg tooth to crack the shell. Then, the pip hole will appear, and the animal will slowly enlarge the hole until it can get out of the egg. Chicks often use their legs and feet to thrust their way out of their eggs once they have created a pip hole. This whole process can take an extended period of time, as it requires a lot of strength from the young animal.

Here is a link to some information about Hummingbirds... Click on it ..

WORLD OF HUMMINGBIRDS