Archive for June, 2008
Eastern bluebird eggs…getting close to hatching!
Okay, it’s day 12 now, and the eggs are still unhatched and okay. All five are under the careful watch and care of this fella and his wife, so predators come near at your own risk!
In my last entry I promised you a story about a house wren who recently tried to take over our [...]
Bluebirds and cardinals…so happy together!
I had a buddy at work who asked about seeing some cardinal pictures…and yes, cardinals can get some love, even on a blog that belongs mostly to the bluebirds! These are some cardinal visitors (below) that came by this morning. Most of the pictures I’m showing you all are either from that morning or the day before; occasionally [...]
Will a bluebird eat out of your hand?
Welcome back! Today is day eight for our bluebird eggs, and the mama (left) continues to faithfully keep them warm and well tended (I checked them this morning). She doesn’t have nearly the bright blue color of the male, but she does have a special kind of elegance about her. She flies over from the [...]
Eastern Bluebirds (and babies) in our backyard!
Greetings, and welcome to our little slice of bluebird paradise! Our family’s home in Holly Springs, North Carolina looks out onto a small backyard that gets a lot of bird traffic. We have always enjoyed feeding the chickadees, titmice, wrens, cardinals, and goldfinches we saw, but our favorites were the infrequent flashes of cobalt blue…the amazingly [...]
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