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Hummers nesting in the yard; something to sing about

Seven-day old hummingbirds (Bill Bender)
Seven-day old hummingbirds (Bill Bender)

WILDLIFE -- You're living well when hummingbirds chose your yard for their nursery.

This is the second consecutive year Bill Bender has had a nest off the back porch of his South Hill home.

The chicks are seven days old in this photo from the weekend.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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