A Mother Hummingbird’s film gets a thumbs up
If you’re looking for a remarkable nature documentary for the whole family look no further than the “Hummingbird: First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird’s Story” by Noriko and Don Carroll.
The Carrolls have created a beautiful, high quality 45 minute video that follows a mother hummingbird from the moment she lays two eggs until her little babies fly out of the nest for the first time. The tiny hatchlings were named Ray and Zen. The mom is called “Honey” and she’s a Black-chinned Hummingbird. It was filmed in their Las Vegas, Nevada backyard.
The “how they made the video” ending is fascinating and full of ideas for those interested in documenting bird life.
Some staff members from IBRRC saw the video earlier this month at the Blue Planet Film Festival in Santa Monica.
The film is available online to purchase at the couple’s website for $19.95.
The husband and wife team also created the excellent book on the same subject. See it on Amazon.
Tags: Blue Film Festival, Carroll, Don Castro Park, Mother Hummingbird, Noriko, video
September 24th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Just remarkable! I was blessed to watch two clutches of Parakeet eggs to hatch and to grow up Keet. What a neat experience to watch. So cool! Thanks for sharing.
April 4th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
I guess the people who made that movie took the YouTube video down. Every time I see a hummingbird documentary, I want to get new feeders. I found those new Perky-Pet Top Fill feeders. Have you heard of them yet? They actually open from the top and are super easy to fill and clean.