Category: Birds

  • Brrr II and birds

    It’s early, and cold. We kept the fire going late last night, so it’d warm the house longer, and also make it easier to get it going in the morning. Good thing. When it’s down below freezing, it gets cold in here FAST. There’s a certain edge of chilliness that can’t be shaken from the…

  • Bluebirds, and other birds lately

    It’s been a birdy last 1/2 hour. I haven’t “seen” my Bluebirds most of the Summer. They’ve been around, but the whole family hasn’t been sitting on the fences or anything like that. Tonight Frank saw one, and we started looking, there were 2 adults and 3 or 4 babies. At least one of the…

  • The Babies have Fledged!

    My Eastern Bluebird babies have fledged their nest. Yesterday they were in there, evidenced by their Mama and Papa feeding them, and the noise of the babies whenever their parents checked on them. I’ve not been watching the nest box this morning. So, I was outside getting eggs and decided to check on the babies.…

  • When they should leave the box …

    Judging from my previous posts about the Bluebirds this season, these new babies will be fledging sometime after June 6. I’ve picked that day as –day 13– after their hatching, so then I can expect fledging at *about* 17 days, but from day 13 on out monitor from further away so they don’t exit the…

  • We have babies!

    I checked the Bluebird box today. My Mom and Els and Joel were here, so I wanted to show them the box and it’s contents. I thought I heard little squeeky sounds before I opened the door, and sure enough, there was a little fuzzy head with a wide open yellow beak! All four eggs…

  • Mrs. Bluebird Sits

    There were four eggs in the Bluebird nest the last time I was able to look at it without the Mama bird in it. She, Mrs. Bluebird, began her sitting season a few days ago. So it’s four or five eggs in the clutch. I went that day to take a picture of the eggs,…

  • More Bluebird news

    Yesterday, Wednesday, I checked the Bluebird box, and in the nest were 3 beautiful blue eggs. I haven’t checked again today yet. I probably will later this evening, after watching the box for the parents a while.

  • Good news in the nest!

    Our Eastern Bluebird pair have finally laid a beautiful blue egg! It’s gorgeous! I just checked them, since they’ve been hanging around their box more today. They both left and went to sit on an adjacent fence. So out I trotted and found the nest NOT empty. What a joy that was. I’m pulling for…

  • Safer Bluebird Nest

    We got an extender tube for our Bluebird’s house entry today. It might or might not work, depending on how the pair accepts it, or not. They’ve built a nest, but laid no eggs as of this morning. A man at the nature store we bought this at said it should be installed after the…

  • Mr. Bluebird in April 2003

    Mr. Bluebird sitting Just seconds later … Mr. Bluebird diving

  • Bluebird fights

    The Bluebirds are still working on their nest a bit. They are defending it also. Today the European Starlings were bothering them some. There has been a Northern Mockingbird hanging around close to the house of late. It lands on the railing of the deck and walks back and forth sometimes. Today it did that,…

  • Nest in the Bluebird Box

    I checked the Bluebird box today. There is a nest inside! I checked a few days ago, nothing but a few pieces of dried grass. The other day I did see Mrs. Bluebird come out of the box, in particular. I’ve seen them sitting near the box often enough, but not alot of actual “in…

  • Eastern Bluebirds

    I saw my baby Eastern Bluebirds today! Mrs. Blue had both babies in our October Glory Maple, then they went across the street to sit on the gutter of that house. One of those babies I held in my hand on July 2. Oh how cute! They both fledged without me witnessing it. So nice…