{"id":475173,"date":"2026-02-12T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475173\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:35:08","slug":"parents-hearts-melt-when-a-hummingbird-stops-by-to-kiss-their-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475173\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents\u2019 Hearts Melt When A Hummingbird Stops By To ‘Kiss’ Their Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a recent trip, new parents Nora and Travis were enjoying a sunny morning on the balcony feeding their 4-month-old baby, nicknamed Bellita, when something magical happened \u2014 in swept a tiny visitor.<\/p>\n

It was a hummingbird who had taken an interest in the family\u2019s youngest member.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moment was completely unexpected,\u201d Nora told The Dodo. \u201cThe hummingbird appeared and hovered so gently near Bellita. I remember feeling a rush of emotions all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

At one point, the hummingbird even appeared to give Bellita a kiss.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts completely melted,\u201d Nora said.<\/p>\n

The hummingbird looked completely at ease, pausing momentarily as if to greet Bellita\u2019s parents, as well. To Nora, this sweet interaction seemed like something more than just a random encounter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our family, we believe hummingbirds are special visitors. In fact, we truly felt that this little hummingbird was Bellita\u2019s grandpa, Bobby, who unexpectedly passed away before she was born,\u201d Nora said. \u201cIt felt like he came to visit her and leave a blessing for our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nora is grateful for that \u201cblessing\u201d and for having her phone at the ready to record it for posterity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like perfect timing. I love knowing that I\u2019ll be able to show Bellita this moment when she\u2019s older,\u201d Nora said. \u201cThis moment will always remain a cherished memory for us. It brought comfort, peace and a sense of connection beyond words.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On a recent trip, new parents Nora and Travis were enjoying a sunny morning on the balcony feeding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,17702,341,242177,128,156,20811,339,338],"class_list":{"0":"post-475173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-birds","11":"tag-daily-dodo","12":"tag-hummingbirds","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-standard","15":"tag-stephen-messenger","16":"tag-the-dodo","17":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}