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It does feel good to have that nest in the box. You can relax now and enjoy them as the begin the egg-laying process. They must feel at home now. Good luck on this nesting. ENJOY!!!
David
Stafford, VACan you tell if she has started to incubate the 2 eggs? It is unlikely that she would have another nest going.
David
Stafford, VAIt does get habit-forming doesn’t it? If it were not for “real-life stuff like my Handbell choir, taking care of grand-kids, shopping with the wife, etc., I would probably just sit on the deck with a coffee, tea, or soda and my camera and watch the birds all day and never get anything else accomplished.
David
Stafford, VAThanks Carol. My wife thinks that I bother the bluebirds too much and take more photos of the birds than I do of our grandkids. (Guilty…)
David
Stafford, VAThanks Judy and Connie. I saw the male bird on a wire across the street this morning but none of the little ones. I cleaned the nestbox and left it to dry while I mowed the lawn. I will put it up tomorrow and wait for the pair to start another nest. I have a heat shade ready to attach to the top of the box.
David
Stafford, VACongratulations Carol. My four fledged yesterday also. Lots of new blues flying around
.David
Stafford, VAThe good news is that all 4 have fledged. :). The bad news is once again I missed the fledging. I watched over an hour yesterday morning as the parents shuttled food to the little ones and sat on the hook appearing to coax them from the box. No takers. Came back after a couple of hours running some errands and didn’t see the parents at all. Checked the box and it was empty. So… I am cleaning the box and will try again with the next brood.
David
Stafford, VAAbout the dark background, I can’t claim a lot of credit for that. The first photos were taken 2 days ago at around 7:15 – 7:30 AM in the morning with an overcast sky and the sun barely peeking through the clouds. The second set, taken this evening at between 6:30 and 7:30 PM and sun setting behind my neighbors house and trees. The adjustment that I made on the computer was to reset the “clarity and color” of the photos. I have never tried the settings that I used until these photos. See what you can do when you read the instruction manual.
David
Stafford, VAThanks Connie. I haven’t thought of that. You are right. It has bee rainy and cool for so long this spring. Maybe the grubs are staying in e ground longer due to the weather.
David
Stafford, VAHere is Mom with another one of those monster grubs. Eat hardy kids. This is the last free lunch.
Another of that meal.
And another little one takes a look. It is getting late.
I hope to be able to get one or two of the birds leaving the nest tomorrow. We will see. I have not had much success judging when they will leave.
David
Stafford, VAHere are a few more photos from this evening. Tomorrow is my expected fledging day and it looks like the mama and papa birds are preparing the young birds for a long days work.
Dad bird taking a break from feeding
Here is the first look of a young one taking a peek outside at the real world. Tomorrow will be decision day.
David
Stafford, VA
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