Bluebirds left the nest
Apr 13, 2021 11:18:28 #
Had 5 Bluebirds leave the nest this morning. Could not believe that 5 were stacked up in the nest box but one by one they left and landed in a nearby tree. It was enjoyable watching the male and female feed them then call to them over and over, I guess enticing them to leave the nesting box. One would leave and then another head would appear at the hole for 4 minutes or so, have a bite to eat and leave.
# 5 leaves the nest
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# 1 spreads wings for take off
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A little early morning breakfast before take off
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This guy was not intrested in food all he wanted was to take off.
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A little fuel for the first flight
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A water break after seeing 5 chicks off to the trees
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Male eyeballs the Mealworm cup to see if any are left.
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Female made several attempts to feed this guy but no luck he was ready to leave.
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Apr 13, 2021 11:33:00 #
Apr 13, 2021 12:20:25 #
Thanks for sharing. Looks like they picked a beautiful day to start a new adventure.
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Apr 14, 2021 06:49:47 #
Jerry50 wrote:
Had 5 Bluebirds leave the nest this morning. Could not believe that 5 were stacked up in the nest box but one by one they left and landed in a nearby tree. It was enjoyable watching the male and female feed them then call to them over and over, I guess enticing them to leave the nesting box. One would leave and then another head would appear at the hole for 4 minutes or so, have a bite to eat and leave.
Apr 14, 2021 07:13:11 #
Jerry50 wrote:
Had 5 Bluebirds leave the nest this morning. Could not believe that 5 were stacked up in the nest box but one by one they left and landed in a nearby tree. It was enjoyable watching the male and female feed them then call to them over and over, I guess enticing them to leave the nesting box. One would leave and then another head would appear at the hole for 4 minutes or so, have a bite to eat and leave.
An awesome sequence of fine shots
Apr 14, 2021 08:27:06 #
Apr 14, 2021 08:43:42 #
It's like a time machine, here on the 45th parallel the bluebirds have just begun nest building and the morning greeted them with 17 degree F temperature. You have documented it well, congratulations!
Apr 14, 2021 09:32:47 #
Apr 14, 2021 10:01:04 #
Jerry50 wrote:
Had 5 Bluebirds leave the nest this morning. Could not believe that 5 were stacked up in the nest box but one by one they left and landed in a nearby tree. It was enjoyable watching the male and female feed them then call to them over and over, I guess enticing them to leave the nesting box. One would leave and then another head would appear at the hole for 4 minutes or so, have a bite to eat and leave.
Great capture. Bluebirds love mealworms. Thanks for sharing.
Apr 14, 2021 11:56:45 #
Apr 14, 2021 12:21:07 #
How nice to capture all this guys fledging. Thank you for the nice post. Have never seen such as this.
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