Bluebird Baby

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Donnie and I were pleased to discover Sunday morning that the bluebird babies were in the process of fledging.  In yesterday's daily, I saw the first baby sitting on the porch rail and grabbed a shot through the window.

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After I watched him for a while and he flew off, I went onto the porch and saw another baby in the nestbox hole and two up in the nearby tree.  I posted what I think is the best shot as my daily for today.

We had a rainy and cloudy day but not threatening weather.  I hope to see them again in the front yard but who knows.

Feed Me Take Two

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This is the bluebird box at Donnie's house.  The babies should fledge this weekend.  I saw as many as two at a time in the whole around lunchtime today. Although at first glance it looks like momma bluebird has a berry in her mouth, a close-up inspection shows legs and antenna, so I'm pretty sure it's a bug.  I'll keep watching the box and hoping to see the babies once they are out and in the yard.  The parents continue to feed for several days even after the babies fledge.

Flower Collage

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I was back in my neighbor's yard yesterday to see what the bluebird babies were doing.  I think they fledged not long after I took my mouth open at the hole pics.  I didn't hear them or see mom or dad in the 15 minutes I was there.  I did however get some pretty cool flower shots.  I couldn't pick, so you get a collage.

The bluebird babies in Donnie's box are still there although they are due to fledge sometime between Friday and Sunday.

New Roof

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Donnie's house got a new roof today.  They were there at 7 with a 15+ man crew and gone by 2PM with a reroofed garage and house.  Wow!  Glad it's done.  They did a nice job.  The only thing I didn't realize was that a lot of grit would go into the attic through the roof hole.  Ugh!  It's gonna take an hour or two of vacuuming to get the attic cleaned up.

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Feed Me! #2

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This is another shot from Judy's mom's bluebird box.  The momma bluebird has a lizard (minus tale) in  her mouth.  She went in with it and apparently fed it to the babies.  Pretty cool!

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Feed Me!

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My friend and neighbor Judy called me down to her mom's house for what I called an emergency photo op.  She said the baby bluebirds in her mom's box were peeking out of the nest box hole.  I got down there as quick as I could and was able to capture several pics of the babies in the late day light.  How totally cute!

Here's a zoomed in shot of the one I posted for my daily.  I used no flash, flash, and center spot focus to try to get the best illumination on them that I could. I though this shot turned out best.

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Daddy Bluebird

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Looks like Mr. Bluebird has a grub in his beak.  The babies were eager for him to come and feed them.  Today is about day 12.  4-8 more days before they fledge.  I'll try to get some shots.