Eighteen miles south of San Angelo, Texas, nature enthusiasts are welcome to visit the
Hummer House Bed & Breakfasts located along the banks of the spring-fed South Concho River. While
this West Texas oasis is unique for its natural beauty, it is distinguished from other wildlife habitats because of thousands of tiny hummingbird inhabitants. The
Hummer House is the summer home to Texas' largest concentration of breeding Black-chinned Hummingbirds.
Numerous bird species are native to the area and are joined by
migrant birds as the season change.
The
largest number of deer are seen during fall, winter and spring. Wild turkeys migrate into the thickets with their young in September and groups number into the hundreds. Breeding season is completed by mid-April with a few remaining to nest in the area.
Visitors
are encouraged to enjoy this wildlife habitat by staying in one of three
cottages. Each cottage offers privacy in the natural setting of live oak and
pecan timber. Join us and experience nature at its finest.
Photo
by Levie Horton
A female Hummingbird lays two eggs that
resemble a breath mint in size and color.
She incubates them about two weeks
until they hatch.
Mama Hummingbird feeds her babies
lots of protein (regurgitated insects!) for about three weeks.
The young fledglings are now grown
and ready to be on their own.
These nesting
photographs were taken at the Hummer House by
David J. Tarver. Shop our online
store for your very
own signed copy of these photographs.
Bathing photographs taken at the Hummer House by Sid & Shirley Rucker
Eighteen miles south of San Angelo, Texas, nature enthusiasts are welcome to visit the
Hummer House Bed & Breakfasts located along the banks of the spring-fed South Concho River. While
this West Texas oasis is unique for its natural beauty, it is distinguished from other wildlife habitats because of thousands of tiny hummingbird inhabitants. The
Hummer House is the summer home to Texas' largest concentration of breeding Black-chinned Hummingbirds.
