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We had a tornado come through our property on Tuesday night here in Manuel Antonio. It doesn’t sound like many people realize all that happened to us here on the central/south Pacific coast.
In a nutshell, an unannounced tropical wave/storm came through, bringing with it tornados.
We went from having around 90% canopy coverage on our lot, to about 50%. There is no doubt that a tornado or two caused the damage, as there is a path that is clear, and big trees, 3-4 feet in diameter that were snapped in half 60-70 feet from the ground. many others were uprooted. A real mess.
I have pictures, and plenty of stories.
Up until then I had been watching a Long Tailed Hermit, a hummingbird, and her nest with two eggs in it for a couple of weeks.
The morning after the storm I was very surprised to find amongst all of the wreckage two babies underneath where the nest had been. There was no way to return the babies to their home, so I have been caring for them since then. Today is day five, and they are doing great.
I do know from looking at info online that it is supposed to be very difficult to raise baby hummingbirds.
None the less, I am, and I am looking for any suggestions as to how to get them through to adulthood.
I am feeding them, on recommendation of a local store clerk at a feed store, a mixture of hummingbird nectar mix, bee pollen and cooked egg whites. I am trying to get some insects into the mix now that they are bigger.I’m trying to find a bird rescue, or at least someone with good information on raising my orphaned baby hummingbirds.
After lots of online searching, I realize that I need a more advanced diet in order for them to survive.
Any suggestions? I’m in Manuel Antonio.
Thanks.
By the way, I am trying to locate a product named “Nektar Plus” this would answer all of our needs.Any suggestions, or info places that might be able to help out will be great.
They seem to be very healthy, and growing. I have some great pics of them too.
Thanks.I am a ‘hummer nut’ and here is a link to Connie Sale, [url=http://www.wildliferesponse.org/]Contact info [/url] via email at humnchirp@verizon.net, who operates out of the USA and attends to many hummers
But cooked egg white?
No,I never read much information regarding conditions there, so good luck and sorry to hear that a lot of damage was done, sorryThanks, I’ll check it out.
Yea, the egg whites are for the protein that they need, and I guess the yolks will make their asses look big?!?After posting my response, I was thinking that if you have some ripe fruit, try to get them some fruit flies….:lol:
Actually ‘real hummer nuts’ say not to use nectar mix, but use a 4-1 mix of water and sugar, but since they’re young and need more nourishment, try making a mix of 3 parts water-1 part sugar. Boil the water, then add the sugar.
I don’t use feeders, but this is what is reported on the [url=http://www.network54.com/Forum/439743/] Hummingbird site[/url] that I frequent,
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