Hummingbird Building a Nest

Some days you have a miracle happening right in front of your face and I am definitely having one of those lately.

My desk sits in the front of the house and there are no flowers at all in the front of the house, just trees. I did that on purpose so that the front of the house was clean and neat but simple and low maintenance. I was sure that the only hummingbirds that I would see would be in the backyard where it is full of flowers for them to feed on. They are definitely in the back feeding but I think the true show is here in the front.

On the lowest edge of one branch of a tree, a hummingbird is building a nest. Immediately outside my window, right in front of my face.

I have watched the hummingbird carry pieces of leaves in her beak, where it seems to heavy for her to carry and then watch her drop it and have to retrieve it.

The nest is getting bigger and bigger but I don't understand how it can possibly hold eggs and babies when it is on the end of the branch, the weakest point. But I will continue to watch in utter fascination.

The hummingbird spends so much time hovering outside my window looking in at me. I don't know why it does it or if it can see me but it allows me a perfect view to watch.

I have tried to capture it in the tree but every time I pick up my camera, it leaves. The hummingbird can be perched on the limb not flitting it's wings for some time but as soon as I pick up a camera it seems to sense it and leaves. So I can't share with you this awesome scene.

Mother nature is fascinating and wonderous even for some one like me who never had an interest in bird watching before.