Sugar, Spice and Nice – A Hummingbird Family
Is Now Published!
Includes 75 live-linked videos so you can see the action described in the text!
Watch Sugar build her nest, raise her chicks, and teach them how to fend for themselves
all in close-up video! You can own this amazing live-linked ebook for only $8.95!
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Welcome to Hummingbirds Up Close. This site showcases videos I have made as I followed over 100 hummingbird nests from beginning to end. Many videos were filmed in my back yard and others in an area I call Hummingbird Hills. Most of them are hosted on my Facebook page and that’s where you are directed through the link. Scroll to explore them. You will find videos of almost all aspects of hummingbird life, including nest building, hatching, feeding chicks, fledging, chicks learning how to fend for themselves and even fighting. There are also surprising videos such as a hummingbird digging out from her nest after a snowstorm and even a clip of a hummingbird fighting a caterpillar.
Over the years, I have worked with BBC Wildlife Films, Netflix Wildlife Documentaries, ITV, CTV and provided footage for many films and documentaries. Some of the discoveries I have made over the years have contributed to the scientific knowledge base of hummingbird behavior, ie: Did you know that Anna’s Hummingbirds nest all year round? How about seeing a group of hummingbirds work together to fight off an Owl? Did you know that hummingbird chicks don’t make a peep until they fledge? They will make their first sound within minutes of leaving the nest.
Most of my videos are short and without narrative. If you want a more in-depth explanation of hummingbird behavior, please order one of my soon-to-be-published PDF books, which will come with many embedded video links so you can see the behaviour in action and how it plays out.
Sometimes I get calls to rescue hummingbirds. If I can help I will, but often the best thing to do is call a local wildlife rescue center. Hummingbirds are so fragile that most recues are not successful if the birds are extremely young. The best way to ensure baby hummingbirds survive is to let their mothers take care of them. If you find one on the ground, simply place it on a branch and back away. It’s mother will probably find it and take care of it. If there is no option but to intervene, take it to a rehab center near you. In our local Vancouver Island Area, here is the link to the SPCA Wild Arc, a group of dedicated rehab people. BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre
If you would like to support my work, feel free to donate though this site or purchase a PDF book.
I hope you enjoy my videos and information.
Eric
