The second baby came out of the nest this morning and can you believe, his mom is feeding him a small butterfly!
A while ago I posted about a Sunbird mom with a moth in her mouth. Well, here's my new discovery!
The mom feeds her baby Sunbirds with small insects. I suppose it's for protein that will result in the quick growth of the babies once they are out of the nest. This one emerged hungry and I was a second too late with the shot to catch the mother with the small butterfly in her mouth (picture above).
This new little guy was full of energy!
Check this out! A one legged stretch after breakfast!
After the warm up stretch a series of preening and exercises followed! (Next 2 pictures)
And after the exercises, a well earned rest!
In the meantime, here is the other baby that I showed you yesterday. Mommy led him to the Pincushion bush to eat, but he just sat on the flower with no idea how to eat!
Imagine that? I thought Sunbirds only sip nectar from flowers for its sugar content, but here's the evidence that they are raised on insects. I suppose that as they grow that they switch over onto a nectar diet. Mother nature has so many interesting tricks up her sleeve. It makes perfect sense that they will be fed insects at birth, as insects are packed with protein. It's going to be interesting to see how they manage to eat on the Pincushion flowers.
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