I Had The Privilege Of Watching Two Baby Hummingbirds Grow Up In My Backyard

March 1, 2022

A Reddit user in Southern California shared a series of photos she took of two hummingbirds growing up over a period of 5 weeks.

"I had the privilege of watching two baby hummingbirds grow up in my backyard, from jellybean eggs to independent birds," she said.

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The first photo was taken on April 1 and the last one on May 4.

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She said the mother bird slept with the babies the first two weeks, but not when they got big.

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Credit: u/crazycatnerd via Reddit