I stopped by an Antillean Crested Hummingbird nest I spotted on my first night here to get a look at mom and her chicks. Male hummingbirds are deadbeat dads, so I didn’t expect or see him there. The nest is about the size of a walnut shell. The chicks grow quickly, I believe it’s only about a couple weeks from hatching to leaving the nest.

The mom was gone when I arrived, but buzzed over after a couple minutes. She stayed in the area, but didn’t return to the nest while I was there, so I only stayed a few minutes before going on my way. With her tongue stuck out at me and feathers raised on the top of her head, it seemed like that’s what she wanted, too.