Hatchlings!

Our dedicated little scarlet-breasted hummingbird, who has braved severe winter storms, rain and extremely cold nights, became a new mother this weekend when her two tiny eggs hatched successfully. 

She's been busy feeding her chicks by foraging for nectar and tiny bugs several times an hour, then returning to the nest to feed them to her hungry babies.

The hatchlings are still blind and featherless and can barely lift their heads up. But when Mama comes home with food, they eagerly crane their necks and beg to be fed.

We're hoping for more sun and warmer weather to make these little guys more comfy for the next few weeks until they fluff up and learn to fly. Until then, they're completely reliant on Mom to feed them and keep them warm. 

Ah, Nature!

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness Hike

After many weeks of welcome rain here in SoCal, we finally had a sunny Saturday, so we decided to hike the San Mateo Wilderness park. This is the walk about a mile in from the Morgan Trailhead. Everything is green and lush and wet! Yay!

On the drive back on the Ortega Highway, we stopped an overlook to see a canyon that has become a giant waterfall because of the rain runoff. If you zoom in, you can also see that someone (wearing orange) is highlining across the gorge on a tightrope!

Here's a close up:

In other news, a hummingbird has built a next in the tree outside my office, and she appears to be sitting on some eggs. More news soon?