Through it all, my number one rule remains - DO NOT REMOVE PRO-From the FieldTECTIVE FOLIAGE!How big is it?The birds are very vulnerable. Their biggest defense is to stay still. Most people and animals walk right past hummingbird nests with no idea they are there. It takes about six weeks from egg to fight and dur-ing that time, if a predatory bird fnds the nest, and that include birds as small as Bewicks Wrens, it’s game over for the hummingbirds. So if you fnd a hummingbird nest, please don’t remove branches or leaves to get a better view, some little birds life depends on it.eople are often surprised when they see the scale on which all this drama and photography takes place. Most of the action in P this magazine occurs in an area barely the size of a smart phone and much of it takes place in a nest the size of half a golf ball. To get a good view of the ac-tion involves a lot of different strategies. I have had to perch in trees for hours, bring ladders or build camera mounts on site. This is an egg I rescued and returned to the nest after it was overturned 44 Hummingbirds Up Close Magazine Hummingbirds Up Close Magazine 45