Baby Anna's Hummingbirds

I have really started to get into birding. It's a lot of fun for me to go out into nature and try to identify the birds. Some are easier than others and some are down-right impossible to ID. I started with the bigger birds, and I am now trying to even tell the little birds apart. I have really found a passion for the hummingbirds in particular. They are so amazing to observe, everything from their irridescent beauty to their incredible speed. I have made it a sort of hobby to try and find their nests. The mother has to feed her young sooner or later. So, I try and find a female eating flies or nectar and then I watch her as closely as I can. I have now found 16 new nests in four different locations around LA. I am about to see my first two little birds leave their nest. It is so exciting watching the entire process from nest to eggs to babies to leaving the nest. Unfortunately, I have seen this process get to the babies stage and have a rain storm or small predator halt the process. Enough of that stuff, I figured I would share a few pictures I have taken of these amazing animals.