Hummingbirds For Mom

This video shows the act of hummingbirds mating. It seems truly amazing to me to see this act captured on video since the male an female are together for such a very brief time period, only for the act of courtship and mating. After this the male bares no further responsibility for the care and/or raising of the young.

I hope you too will enjoy this video also as I did! This is the kind of amazing thing about hummingbirds that my own mom would have liked to have seen. If not for this video or others like it, the actual act of hummingbirds mating is not something many of us could say we have ever witnessed for ourselves.

Many people will never see a hummingbird nest, so I thought you would enjoy getting to see the mother hummingbird constructing the nest.

If you want to try and spot a hummingbird nest on your own, here’s what to look for. In general, hummingbirds mate and nest during the times of year when flower blossoms are abundant. In tropical areas, where food is available year round, the breeding season is less predictable.

It is also important when trying to find a hummingbird nest to look near a water source. Humidity is important to ensure the development of the embryo inside the egg.

This video makes me think of my mom, because I know that she would have enjoyed seeing it. To my knowledge, mom never had the good fortune to see a hummingbird nest in person.