First things first. Thank you to everyone who wrote a comment of concern on the blog or to me personally. I really appreciate it. I’m happy to report that Melvin’s mother has returned tonight. It was a scary night when she did not return last night and Melvin had to spend his first night alone….
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Category Archives: BirdCamI was going to post some new videos of Melvin today, but now I have a more pressing concern. Mama bird did not return to the nest tonight (it’s 9:43 pm and totally dark outside). What should I do? It’s only supposed to get down to 79 degrees tonight, so I’m guessing it will be…  Today is Melvin’s 6th day. His (I say he, but it could be a she) eyes are just beginning to open. As I’ve mentioned in the my last few posts about Melvin, his father is taking a very active role in his feeding. Here’s Papa Cardinal bringing in some food for Melvin. It looks like… Melvin the baby Cardinal is growing fast, and it’s only day 5. He’s got some nice wing feathers coming in, and it looks like his eyes may be starting to open. Today I was lucky enough to record a brief video where Melvin’s dad, Papa, dropped off a quick meal, and Melvin showed his appreciation…  It’s day 4 and “Melvin” the baby Cardinal has really grown by leaps and bounds. He’s got some very small wing tip feathers now. Also for the first time, the father of “Melvin” dropped by to contribute to his feeding. I’m not sure what the heck he brought, but whatever it was it was huge. … I have a really neat video to share for those that are interested. I combined several video clips to make one movie. In this movie, you can see the baby bird “Melvin” as Leecy calls him make his first attempts to move around the nest. He then hears his mother’s tweets for the first time. …  It’s been a while since I’ve woken up early in the morning to take pictures. Even at 7 am (I’m complaining about the lack of rain and heat again) it’s hot and humid. While I was outside and drinking my Latte, I took some pictures and videos of the Purple Martins. The overriding theme for…  Can you tell how I’m feeling today based on my posts? Yep, I’m in the mood to really complain about the lack of rain and this baking heat. It’s becoming a struggle to keep the plants adequately watered, the pond filled with water, the pool, etc. Even the birds are getting really hot today and… I found our first Cardinal nest the other day and it has 2 eggs (the second egg came about a day after the first). The eggs are about 3-4 days old. I got lucky this year (or the Cardinal felt sorry for me) in that the nest is in our Gardenia shrub, which means I…  It won’t be long now! Those Carolina Chickadee babies look like real birds, Carolina Chickadees even. There’s 4 birds in that nest, so they are starting to run out of room to be comfortable. It was just a few days ago that they were just little pink masses with a tuft of hair. I finally… This is so awesome! The Carolina Chickadee that has a nest with 6 eggs is now a proud mother of 5 (last time I checked). I had planned on putting the Birdcam inside of the bird house, but I think I waited too long. Since 5 of the 6 eggs have hatched, I don’t feel…  I thought I would offer up a mini-review of my new Wingscapes Birdcam. I’ve only spent a day and a half with it, and it does take some thought process on where to place the Birdcam for the optimum pictures and video. I’ll also say this. The bigger SD card you can get, the better. … I just received my second Birdcam from Wingscapes. My first Birdcam is a tiny little thing pointing towards the Carolina Chickadee nest. The Wingscapes Birdcam is quite a bit larger. I just received it tonight, so I can’t say if it’s any good or not, but I plan on setting it up on Friday or…  Got up early this morning to take advantage of the good light. I also turned on the BirdCam that I set up yesterday that is aiming towards one of the Bird Houses that has a nest in it. Before today, I didn’t have a clue what bird was building a nest in there. Take a…  The pair of Eastern Bluebirds are now making regular visits to the Bluebird house, but thus far, there is no nest. They’re becoming quite tolerant of my presence, as long as I don’t move around much. If I stay in one place, they appear happy to allow me to take pictures. Now I mentioned there… |
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