Category Archives: BirdCam I found a new Cardinal nest that has two eggs in it. I actually found it about a week ago, but I was having trouble positioning the BirdCam. I included a picture of the BirdCam setup. I attached the BirdCam to an old piece of Bamboo, then secured it to the other Bamboo branches above... I moved the BirdCam closer to the nest so it would be easier to see just how much these little birds have grown. They’ve almost got all of their feathers now! I doubt they’ll still be in the nest for longer than a week. I’m hoping (although I’ll have to have perfect timing) to get...  Some exciting news on the baby Cardinals. They opened their eyes for the first time today. You can just see their eyes barely open from the picture that Leecy took with her camera phone. Not only did their eyes open, but they also have learned to poop apparently. Watch the video around the 18 second... So I learned what a fecal sac is, and even posted a video of the male carrying off one of the fecal sacs. When I was watching this video segment of the female Cardinal feeding her babies, I noticed that she too carries away a fecal sac (25 second mark). I’ve realized that I don’t know much about Cardinals. I can recognize their calls, recognize juvenile and adult, and male and female, but beyond that I don’t know much. I’m an information nut, and if I don’t know something I almost obsess on it until I can feel adequate enough in what I’ve learned. I’ve... Just when I start to feel like I might know something, I discover I don’t know anything. Can someone educate me about what the daddy Cardinal is doing in this video? Watch the video at about the 10 second mark. One of the baby birds regurgitates something (poop?) and the daddy Cardinal takes it in... Okay, this is the last video I’ll post for tonight. I just get a little excited over the new things that occur in my backyard. Here’s a brief video clip showing mama Cardinal settling down in her nest to keep her babies warm. It didn’t last long. Daddy Cardinal started chirping that he was arriving... I’ve got so many pictures to share but I wanted to get these BirdCam videos up to yall could see this amazing interaction. In this video, it shows mama Cardinal feeding her two babies, then daddy Cardinal fly in to make an appearance. This may be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Let me take a moment to explain. Remember that BirdCam I bought that I’ve been using to record birds at the bird feeder? I’ve also used it to record the Raccoon and the Rat. We’ve known we’ve had a Cardinal nest in our Bamboo, but we... |
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