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Cardinal Nesting #3
Aug 4, 2018 10:17:03   #
Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA
 
This post covers days 5 and 6 after hatching. Both parents are feeding the chicks and the pace is very frequent. The times of day for feeding is from about 7:30 to 11:00 am and 3:20 to 7:30 PM. In the later morning the female sits on the nest for about 3 to 4 hrs, but gets off to inspect the chicks and if chick poop is present she removes it. She was sitting on the nest through the night.
Removing chick poop is frequent with both parents performing this clean up task. The days were hot above 90 and I noticed the female, while on the nest, sitting with her beak open and her wings lifted. In some heat stress, I set up a fan on the ground facing up under the umbrella on low speed. This helped her a lot as this behavior decreased. I did not get a shot of this behavior.
The chicks eyes are open now. When I did a nest shot they no longer popped up for food. They are really developing feathers now. From the previous post their heads are clearly visible when fed and they are also getting voices with much chirpping. Not loud, but very clear when either parent shows up with food.

I got food
I got food...
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Hungry Chicks
Hungry Chicks...
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Female getting the food in there
Female getting the food in there...
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Male removing chick poop
Male removing chick poop...
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Lots food - Lots of poop
Lots food - Lots of poop...
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Female removing poop
Female removing poop...
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Proud dad - note chicks eye open
Proud dad - note chicks eye open...
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It is getting crowded in here!
It is getting crowded in here!...
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Aug 4, 2018 12:15:03   #
broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA
 
Very nice and educational series!

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Aug 5, 2018 12:43:53   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
You are our own Discovery Channel, Dave!

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Aug 5, 2018 16:37:02   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Well done, Dave! I really enjoyed these!

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Aug 5, 2018 19:15:33   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Excellent series, Dave!

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