Well here’s a little mystery. I go out to check on the 5 baby bluebirds, and discover there are only 3. No evidence of anything coming into the nest, no signs of little birds around the nest, no nothing. I only have a guess, so the Bluebird experts might have to weigh in with their…
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Author Archives: texdr Today is day 3 for the Eastern Bluebird nest. Actually two birds hatched on June 13, two on June 14, and 1 on June 15. The average time to fledge is 17 days, so it should be around July 1st when the first babies are ready to leave the nest. However, boy are these things…  I was so lucky today and have the most awesome videos to share. I hope the videos come across as exciting as it was to watch this in real time. Let me create the scene of what I witnessed. As per my daily ritual I place some mealworms out in the mealworm feeder, provide some…  I thought I’d take a moment to provide an update on “Runt” and the rest of the Purple Martin colony. Well, I’m happy to report that Runt appears to be doing okay. Once he/she learned how to “tweet” and beg for food he started doing better. I like to think (actually I’m almost positive) that…  Since I’ve had a few people email me, I thought I would just create a new post concerning the hive of Honeybees that appeared in my Maple tree yesterday. I don’t recall how I numbered my possible options yesterday on what to do regarding the hive that suddenly appeared in my Maple tree, but I…  I’m going to try and describe this scenario between the nesting male and female Eastern Bluebirds. I’ve seen the male Bluebird do this behavior a few times before, and if I recall correctly I captured a single picture, but this time I have a few shots to share. As usual, the male and female Bluebirds…  This waterbowl is near the mealworm feeder. Each day when I fill the mealworm feeder, I also put fresh water in the waterbowl. Because it’s very hot and humid, the birds that visit the mealworm feeder like to get a fresh drink, or in the case of smaller birds like Carolina Chickadees an Tufted Titmouse,… I went outside to feed the Koi and noticed there were several insects flying around. From a distance I thought they were flying ants, but as I was a little closer, I noticed they were bigger than an ant. Sure enough, they were bees. Not an extraordinary large amount, but enough that would sure hurt…  The Purple Martin Colony is doing really well at the moment, and that includes runt. In 2-3 of the nests I’m expecting them to fledge any day. The parents are nearly bringing all Dragonflies for the babies, but there is an occasional bee or something if it’s available. In the picture below you can see…  On June 2, I said there were 5 Eastern Bluebird eggs. The female did not lay any eggs after that, so I’m saying June 3 is the first day of incubation. Based on an average of 12-14 days for egg incubation, that means the eggs should hatch around June 14-16. The parents are reusing the…  Now on day 5, and we have 5 eggs. Momma is starting to stay in the nest full time other than during feeding.  I hand fed “Runt” (that’s the name I’m going to use) twice today. I fed it a few mealworms, and some mushy dry cat food. So far so good, but I wish the humidity would drop a little as it’s getting pretty warm for all the babies Here’s a picture of Runt from today  Today is day 26 since the first eggs hatched in nest 12. They should begin leaving the nest within the next few days. Two items of information to report. “Runt” as I’m calling him/her is still alive. I fed it just a couple of meal worms this morning. I was hoping to capture some video…  Today is day 4 of Eastern Bluebird egg laying, and there are now 4 eggs. She’s probably getting close to laying her final egg if she hasn’t already. I say that because she was inside the nest sitting on top of the eggs and I’ve only seen her do that when she wants to begin…  There was another death among the Purple Martin babies today, just not one I was expecting. At first I thought this was the runt from the nest box above this one. It wasn’t. This baby was from the nest below, and I’m not sure what happened. Seeing how the door is open, I may have… |
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