Archive for April, 2009
When will these baby bluebirds leave the nest?
These are pictures from yesterday, day 18 for our Eastern bluebird nestlings. Lots of trips in and out of the nestbox for the parents right now.
And here’s one of our new residents below, giving us our best look so far…nice profile shot, little fella. There’s definitely a lot more peeking out going on.
So, if these [...]
Baby bluebirds peeking out… but not flying out
Well, they’re thinking about it, but no one has flown the proverbial coop yet! It’s day 17 here at bluebird central, and so far we have no takers on life in the outside world. The current preference remains co-habitating with four other brothers and sisters in a crowded, stuffy, HOT (90 degree temps here the [...]
Last peek at our bluebirds!
Sadly, it is day 12, and this will have to be our last look inside the nestbox. If we try any more visits, we risk scaring these little guys out before they can fly. They’re mobile enough now to hop or tumble out but they sure couldn’t get away from a cat that might be [...]
Growing baby bluebirds…day 11
Greetings again to those of you following this little bluebird adventure! Can you believe how big these birds are getting and how fluffy they’re starting to look? Amazing! You can really tell their size change by how they’re showing up in the mirror reflection above. When we first started this biology lesson, the little nestlings [...]
Bluebird nestlings day nine…wow!
Wow! The changes over the weekend are pretty dramatic, huh? For the first time, you can easily see all five bluebird heads. Sure is getting crowded in there! Also, look at the feather sheaths there in the close-up of the wing below…the feather tips are just starting to burst. Hardly any pink skin can be seen [...]
Baby bluebird pictures day six
Quick post today…enjoy the pics…definitely growing and looking less pink! Dave
Bluebird nestlings day five
Oh no! Where are the baby bluebird pictures?!!! Where’s my nestling update?!!! No worries, I just had to get some color into the blog today…too much orangey-brown going on lately (incidentally, spell-checker doesn’t like the word orangey…oh well). Here’s our male blue out in the tree this morning on a very springy Carolina day. He’s also [...]
Bluebirds bluebirds … watch them grow!
Greetings folks, and thanks for stopping by the ole bird watching blog again. Today is day four in our little bluebird biology lesson, and these guys are changing fast! If you’re just joining us, there are five Eastern bluebird nestlings mashed in there together, and we’re checking in on them daily. These pictures are from about 11 a.m. [...]
Five baby bluebirds!
Awesome! All five eggs have hatched safely, so we are off and running with a full and very crowded bluebird nest. This morning when I went out and tapped on the side of the nestbox, the mama bluebird stayed inside. I wasn’t 100 percent sure she was there, so I very tentatively opened the box, [...]
Four bluebird eggs hatch!
Welcome back, baby bluebird lovers! We have four bluebird nestlings and probably even a fifth by now! Saturday morning, my oldest son and I went out to check the nestbox…and there were two baby bluebirds! The nest had already been cleaned out, too…not an eggshell piece to be found anywhere. About four hours later we [...]
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