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Day 14 For Carolina Chickadee Babies

When Leecy got home today all of the baby Carolina Chickadees were gone.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is I’m a total idiot.  I’ve had that Wingscapes BirdCam trained on the nest for 14 days now.  I haven’t bothered checking the BirdCam the last couple of days since I could see the birds…

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Mama Carolina Chickadee With Big Fat Caterpillar

I now have a new appreciation for human mothers if the job is similar to what a mother Carolina Chickadee goes through.  The babies look like Carolina Chickadees now, their eyes are open, they seem to have most of their feathers, and they are now constantly tweeting for the parents to bring them food. I…

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Day Nine For Carolina Chickadee Babies

Well it’s now day nine for the 4 Carolina Chickadee babies.  They still look really healthy, and not only do they no longer look like aliens, they are starting to actually resemble Carolina Chickadees. Before I share a picture and a video I have a disclaimer.  I really need a new video camera.  The one…

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Monarch Caterpillars, Cedar Waxwings, And Baby Chickadees

Just a brief update tonight since I am getting home late.  I’ll be posting lots of pictures this weekend, especially since we now have lots of Monarch Caterpillars. I just checked some of our Milkweed plants tonight, and many of them are covered in Monarch Caterpillars.  The picture below is just one plant (and not…

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Two Carolina Chickadees In Love

I got a few lucky shots this afternoon.  The Carolina Chickadees, being very social birds, were making all kinds of chattering noises in the backyard.  I was fortunate to have my camera with me when the male (I’m assuming it’s the male) brings this little piece of grass to the female Chickadee for her nest….

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