February 22, 2009
Hummingbird tales: What's for brunch?
In the last 24 hours the chicks seem to have begun swapping their lizard-like scales for the beginnings of feathers. The mostly-black beaks are continuing to grow longer and thinner, morphing into a needle-like probe, good for reaching the nectar in the farthest recesses of the local blooms. (Click on image for full-size version)
Posted by Mike Lief at February 22, 2009 10:25 PM
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