Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Category Archives: Birds Once they 5 Bluebird babies left the nest, I wasn’t sure I’d ever see the again. This weekend the parents convinced the young birds to visit my meal worm feeder. I only saw 3 of the fledglings, so to where hiding something else, or perhaps they just didn’t make it. I know this look is…  We did a brief nest check today on our 20 Purple Martin Babies. Everyone is looking really good. Three eggs didn’t hatch, but all babies that did hatch look just fine.  Two birds I don’t often see in the backyard. Actually one of them I’ve never seen in the backyard. The first bird was a Chestnut Sided Warbler. I didn’t think I’d ever seen one in the backyard before, but I noticed I had a post on May 21st from last year that referenced this bird. …  We have our first Purple Martin babies of 2012. Two different nests have babies in them. One of the nests is in the new gourd house. In that nest there are 4 babies, and two eggs that have not hatched. I checked the two eggs, and there is no damage to them, so hopefully they… I think I have a sick female Cardinal visiting. She would let me get within inches or her. I thought about catching her and taking her to a wildlife rehab, but since it was late in the evening, I just left her alone. She was eating and drinking, but that seemed to exhaust her. She…  My job is over. The last three Eastern Bluebird babies have left the nest. One left on Thursday at 2:51 p.m. and another at 2:54 p.m. Not sure when the third one left the nest. In summary, we had five eggs, all five hatched successfully, and all five left the nest successfully. I did get…  Right on schedule, some of the Eastern Bluebird babies left the nest. I know when I was home around 6 p.m. all 5 babies were still in the nest. Then at 7 p.m. I start to walk outside and both Bluebird parents started dive bombing me. I thought they were going to fly in the…  Although I didn’t get to spend much time in my new backyard bird blind, I did get to spend a little and I enjoyed it. I was just a little too close to the feeder, but I love the detail in the shots. First up is the Red Bellied Woodpecker. I’m pretty sure there is…  Today is day 14 for the five Eastern Bluebird Babies. The countdown has begun. In approximately three more days they could become fledglings. I know the nest is getting very crowded, and I’m sure the parents are getting worn out trying to feed them all the time. Although I’m sure the parents are getting tired,…  I received a new bird photography item this weekend. Previously I have a one man chair blind, but after leaving it outdoors all of last summer, it basically collapsed. This time I ordered something a little larger, the Ameristep Brickhouse Blind, or as Leecy likes to call it, my outdoor man cave. I plan on…  We did a Purple Martin nest check today and discovered we have 24 eggs in a total of 5 different nests. Make that 23 eggs in 5 different nests. Notice how the one egg has a small puncture in it? I guarantee that was because a House Sparrow raided the nest. I can’t stand those…  We are now on day eleven for the Eastern Bluebird babies (I’m also showing a picture of day ten since I didn’t post yesterday). All 5 babies (I counted) are doing well. Both parents are really becoming excellent insect hunters. I suppose they have no choice as the little birds are growing so quickly. I…  Finally! I was beginning to think that our Purple Martins weren’t going to lay any eggs this season, but they have finally delivered. We have a total of 10 nests, but only 2 of them have eggs. Each nest has 6 eggs, which if I recall correctly compared to last year, are larger (I think…  The babies are starting to get pretty big. Their eyes are open and they are starting to develop little feathers. They have just about another week before they should begin to fledge.  On day 6 (Saturday) the baby Eastern Bluebirds just started opening their eyes. They are also starting to make little bird noises letting the parents know that they are hungry. There clearly (at least to me) is a runt of the family. It’s the one on the far right of the picture. The others appear… |
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