What is the size of a Hummingbird nest?
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March 23rd, 2008
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About the size of one cupped hand (unless your hand is very small)
Omg very teeny tiny & so cute!
about 1/2 shot glass! I’ve had one in my avocado tree the past 3 years. The last year there was three eggs. No, I never messed with them or got too close, but I did get some great pic’s!
Am I remembering correctly that their eggs are the size of peas?
I live in Mn and after the news on Sunday night there is a program called Minnesota Bound. Guess what the topic was? It was on hummingbirds. I got to see the nest for the first time.
They said the nest was about the size of a half dollar. Getting a lot of different answers.
I’d say quarter size is more accurate. But perhaps in a different climate they change. I only know what I see in my yard or rather my own tree.
I’ve seen one in the interior of BC before, and it was about 5 or 6 cm across (diameter). I would imagine it depends on the species of hummingbird.
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