Our friend, Feldman, was relaxing at Balmorhea State Park in West Texas when he discovered something remarkable. He saw something few of us ever get to see: a black-chinned hummingbird sitting on a nest. After taking a few photos--quietly, for sure--he showed the pictures to a friend, also knowledgeable about birds. Yes, this is a black-chinned hummingbird.
You may notice that this black-chinned hummingbird doesn't have a black chin. That's because it's a female.
The nest is made mostly of spider webs. I look for, and am delighted to discover symbiotic relationships between species. The spider has definitely benefitted the hummingbird; whether the hummingbird has returned the favor to the spider, I do not know. But regardless, it demonstrates the inter-connectedness of life in our world.
Something to ponder: hummingbird eggs must be very, very small. Imagine how many of them it would take to make an omelet. But of course, we wouldn't want to do that, even if we could.
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