I was photographing the Eastern Bluebirds feeding their young when the male Bluebird showed up as the female was getting ready to leave. He just passed the food to her and she then fed the young. More photos of these bluebirds I have posted this week: Bluebird Feeding Young Baby Bluebird Checking Out The New [...]
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I am writing this post while sitting in my camper at Angelfire, New Mexico. I plan on staying a few more days if the weather clears up. I hope you are enjoying the Bluebird photos I have been posting the past couple of days. These were taken in my yard a couple of weeks ago.
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I should still be in New Mexico or Oklahoma when you see this post. The weather could be better but I am still having a great time on this camping trip. I am sharing the photos I took of the Eastern Bluebirds that nested in my yard this spring.
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I watched a family of Bluebirds again this spring in my yard so I wanted to share a few photos of them this week. I am at Angel Fire, New Mexico so I may have trouble getting back to you because of internet service. (My site allows me to schedule posts ahead of time. This [...]
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I caught this Carolina Chickadee removing a dirty diaper (fecal sac). The fecal sac is a mucous membrane, generally white or clear with a dark end, that surrounds the feces of some species of nestling birds. It allows parent birds to more easily remove fecal material from the nest. (Wikipedia) Thanks to Darlene Hayden for [...]
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The female Carolina Chickadee sits on the eggs for almost two weeks. Another two weeks after they hatch, the young chickadees are ready to leave the nest.
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