A little wine from these grapes would go great with a worm mom.

After building a nest in my garden and not having her eggs hatch the mother built a second nest in my grape vines. I didn’t find it until she’d laid three eggs, which all hatched in the last two days. I’ve been growing the grape vines for 4 years and this year was going to be my “crop” year, however with the nest I can’t really get close and I certainly couldn’t spray the vines insects, etc. The crop is pretty well half destroyed by bugs / black rot, but the bird family is doing just fine.

Leaving the nest.

Sandy Ridge Reservation in the Gazebo.

Open Wide

A daddy bluebird feeding a baby bluebird in a tree in my yard.

Hungry Tree Swallow Fledglings

I was thrilled to witness these young fledglings exercising their wings on a rock in my yard while a parent kept swooping in to feed the hungry bunch.

Tree Swallow Babies

These young tree swallows were growing rapidly and still needed lots of rest.

Mourning dove chicks snuggle under parent

Juvenile Bluebird with Dinner

I have been watching these bluebirds since hatching and was lucky enough to see this one learning how to get his own dinner.

Tree Swallow Ready to Fledge

This was a tree swallow a few days before fledging from a nest I had been watching.

Recently Hatched House Wrens

House Wren Eggs

House wren eggs in a nest box in my back yard, taken July, 6, 2014. The eggs have hatched and the babies are growing

Cute little duckling

A cute little Mallard duckling! What duckling isn’t cute!?

Green Heron fledgling

A Green Heron fledgling! So cute! This isn’t something you get to see everyday!

6 House Finch eggs.

6 House Finch Eggs and a pretty nest in a wreath behind a lantern! Whats more like home than this?

Killdeer nest

Baby Robin

This sweet little guy was hoping around in our yard and presented us with a sweet photo op 🙂

Baby Bowl

Found this apparent Abert’s Towhee nest in a small ceramic bowl that decorated the top of a block fence.

Killdeer plover with eggs and hatchlings.

This killdeer plover nested in the middle of a service road on the refuge. We carefully road around the nest for about 3 weeks and were rewarded with seeing beautiful tiny “puff” chicks and momma still sitting on 2 eggs Eventually all the eggs successfully hatched.

Not a happy camper!

Baby bluebirds- the beaks give these guys a sorrowful expression!

Baby Blues

Male Nevada bluebird feeding two of the five that are in this nest.

The Barn Swallow Trio

Baby barn swallows in my friends over hang on the Agawam River in Wareham,Ma

Young Barn Swallows

Young Barn Swallows on July 3, 2014.

Last one in nest

Crowded

Hungry

Robin nest in Holly Tree

Eastern Bluebird Chick

Cliff Swallow Nest

First Feathers

This little male Downy had recently fledged and was learning to take care of himself. He’s still a little fluffy looking.

A Little Late?

This was the only downy gosling in a flock of mixed adults and juveniles born earlier this spring.

Barn Swallow hello

There was a mixed Barn Swallow and Cliff Swallow colony in a picnic shelter. These guys grew up between 2 Cliff Swallow nests.

Cliff Swallow hideaway

Cliff Swallow nest found in a picnic shelter on the shore of Tuttle Creek Lake

Gull Eggs

Least Tern Nest and Eggs

Least Tern nest and eggs (2)

Canada Goose Nest and Eggs

American OysterCatcher NEst and Eggs

3 American Oyster Catcher Eggs

Great Blue Heron Chicks

Sandhill crane and baby eating grubs

This is a familiar sight in Melbourne, Florida. Newly hatched Sandhill Cranes with mother, hunting grubs.

Three baby American Robins ready to fly away

Three big baby robins are too crowded in their little home.

Baby American robin

Baby American robin in my front yard

Mon and baby Sandhill Cranes

Baby Sandhill Crane and mother hunting grubs.

Hummingbird babies on crescent moon windchime

Spring 2008 – I noticed a tiny nest on a small crescent moon wind chime that hung about a foot outside my family room window. That spring, and for the next 2 years, we were able to closely watch everything from roosting to fledgling of 3 sets of babies. Fascinating and at times heartbreaking as not all lived. This is the first pair.

Born in East LA

This mother began building her nest in January 2014 on a bamboo branch outside my bedroom window. I watched her raise her first clutch of two followed immediately by a second clutch of one. LA hummingbirds are very fond of the vibrant purple trumpet-shaped flowers on the vines covering the metal fence perimeter, which made it at attractive, yet protected, location for a nest.

Fuzzy Grackle Baby

I almost walked right past this common grackle fledgling. The downy feathers on its head blended nicely with the dandelion fuzz that accumulated along the curb on a quiet street. 6/3/204

Safe and Cozy in the Rain

Probably a type of sparrow, nesting in a small pine tree in Akron, NY

Singing for their supper!

Least Tern chick

This is a Least Tern chick just a few days old

Mourning dove family

First to hatch!

The Ugly DUckiling

I wasn’t quite sure what this was unti; the momma let me know how unhappy she was! Little guy was just learning to spread his wings!

We Eat This?

First outing for goslings and parents were showing them how to find food.

Feathering the Nest.

Just a few days before hatching, the female Canada Goose, pulls out down to line the nest.

Rolling of the eggs.

Just a few days prior to hatching, this attentive Canada Goose mom-to-be rolls her eggs.

Mother’s Little Helper

Ducklings first outing. After a long walk they decided to take a break by the pond.

Waiting

I observed the momma and daddy building the nest and waited to see what would take place next. I waited patiently (or maybe un-patiently) as the incubation took place and the chicks neared hatching.

Me Three!

After watching the momma and daddy cardinals build the nest and incubate the eggs, these baby birds were a sweet surprise. On this first day, they were starving!

Feed Me Seymour

My wife and I were sitting in a bird blind for about 15 minutes before we heard this “tiny” little cheep…. We turned around to see this little guy peaking his or her head out of the nest. I took this photo and we immediately exited the bird blind. As we did we saw one of the parents flying into the blind with a large worm in its beak.

Bright Eyes

This is a little cardinal baby that I had been watching since it’s birth. This is the day he chose to fledge the nest. After watching the antics of the parents and babies all day, this baby is settling in for the night after his daddy coaxed him off of the ground and into a nearby rose bush.

Osprey on nest

I noticed the nest as I was leaving the park. I pulled over, hoping the bird would show. After about 5 minutes, the Osprey returned and stared at me for what seemed an eternity!

Barn Swallow Pair

There is a picnic pavilion in Fairmount Park where every year, Barn Swallows make nests and hatch their young. There are some days that the field near the pavilion seems to be alive due to all the Swallows flying around catching insects.

Patience Required

I had been watching this nest since I saw the cardinal momma and daddy making it. I had snapped a couple of pics each day to monitor the growth. I decided I wanted to capture the feeding by the parents, one or the other. I set up my tripod and my camera and equipped with the remote for the shutter, I got in a comfy position not too far away and waited…and waited. It took quite a long while for the momma and daddy to get comfortable with “something different” being a bit too close to the nest. You see, in order for the remote to work, I could not be more than 6-8 feet away from the camera. The cardinal parents would fly to the fence the nest was on, check me out over and over again,and fly away. I never looked at them, but had my head positioned so I could see them just out of the corner of my eye. FINALLY, it happened, the daddy cardinal didn’t fly away! He landed on the fence and then he flew into the nest. At that time, I could not see him or the babies, I just began snapping away with the remote. He fed and then flew. As soon as he fled the nest, I immediately removed my tripod and camera and headed inside to see if I had captured anything worthwhile. I was beyond excited to see this photo.

My Nesting Eastern Phoebe

The story of this nest couldn’t be told with just one picture. My Phoebe’s nest was destroyed in last spring’s rains. With a little help from me, this resilient little bird re-built the nest and successfully fledged another brood. This year, she raised two broods!

8 wren eggs!

This carolina wren nest is located in an aircraft maintenance hangar at Tampa airport. The nest is located in a cardboard part box. I was surprised to see 8 eggs in 1 nest. I’m not sure if that’s common.

Ta-Da! I’m here!

Little baby blue bird flies back and forth from feeder to tree. He stops to “sing” (aka looking for mom to feed) for awhile.

Hello New World!

For several days, maybe weeks, I kept hearing this tiny, high, fast, clicking noise that maybe could pass for a tweet. Continuing to listen each day, I started to wonder if the sound was actually a baby bird versus a new species of bird to the backyard (only been birding since Oct2013:). Then the sound become more clear that it could possibly be a baby cardinal. One Sunday afternoon, I heard the noise really loud inside the house. I eagerly said , “I am going to FIND who is making that noise Today!!!” I went to the windows and started looking in all the trees. I was beyond awe-struck when I found the “noise-maker”! A baby cardinal was sitting on a branch outside directly behind my husband’s leather chair. I did my best impersonation of the Michael Jackson Moon Walk as I backed up to go get the camera.
I was able to take several photographs of the baby cardinal through the slots of the shudders, yet I wanted a better photograph, especially since this would be through a window and not as clear as I would like. I slowly walked up to the shudders and opened it slowly. My heart was pounding rapidly as though the movement of my heart would scare the baby away more so than the window shudder moving. Surprisingly, s/he stayed and allowed me to take a few photographs. I was even able to take a few with my iphone. What finally made him/her fly away was the wind started blowing and there was a leaf that kept blocking the view of me. I really enjoyed getting to view this new creature today and it appeared so did s/he.

Spread your wings and fly!!

Baby cardinal flies from bird feeder to tree and stays awhile playing with his wing – in and out, in and out – then flies off:)

Eastern Kingbird on nest.

This is an Eastern Kingbird sitting on her nest.

Thanks Dad!

Was hearing loud baby chirps of a cardinal – finally saw the father feeding the baby:)

Baby Chickadee

Chickadee baby first day out of nest.

Robin nest

robin nest under our barn’s roof ledge

baby catbirds feeding time

all summer we’ve been watching these chatty catbirds in a barberry bush in our front yard

Baltimore Oriole Nest

every year a baltimore oriole makes a nest high up in this aspen tree in our backyard

Turkey Eggs

turkey eggs on the ground in our woods

Osprey Nest

a huge osprey nest seen while on vacation in the thousand islands

Junco Eggs

junco eggs in the grass at our home

Goose Eggs

Canada Goose eggs nest on a small island on our pond

ruffed grouse eggs

ruffed grouse eggs in our back woods in smithville

big baby mourning dove

big baby mourning dove in our yard

three baby robins

Baby Red-Winged Blackbirds

Baby Red-Winged Blackbirds nesting in the cattails in our pond

Nap Time

A Muscovy duckling settled into the grass for a nap.

Breakfast in the Nest

Newly hatched northern cardinals waiting for mom and dad to bring in the literal grub!

Ground nest

Tiny nest found on the ground, unknown bird.

Screech Owlets

We have screech owls nesting in a bird house located about 20′ in the air, right by our house, in our small suburban lot every time there is a long, cold, spring, which holds off the nesting of the starlings. Once the owls have laid their eggs, the starlings can no longer cause them to abandon their nest, thus the need for the long, cold spring. It has happened every 5 years or so, and this was one of those years. We had 4 babies fledge one night. After fledging one night (which I witnessed) they remained in our small cluster of trees for 2 more days.

Wrens

Baby Cedar Waxwing

While visiting a friend’s place in rural Grant Co., I saw this single cedar waxwing baby hopping out in the yard. I had noticed an adult that day at noon. My friend had always only seen flocks go through, and was pleased to know one had stayed to build a nest!

Baltimore Oriole Nest

Bewicks Wren Nest

The plant is hanging on our deck and when we removed the first nest they made UNDER the bird house sitting on a sconce on the deck, they found this place. She continually scolds us, the cat and dog for being on her deck. Nervey little thing!

Baby Bluebird

Gray Catbird Eggs

Brand New Baby Bird

New baby fledgling I found wandering in my garden.

Robin’s Eggs

Robin’s eggs laid in a bush near my front porch.

House Wren

House wrens use this birdhouse gourd as their home this year.

Hungry Robinettes

Robin’s Nest-Ft. Tryon Park

Robin watching over two babes

Robin’s nest in bathroom window.

Persistent robin attempted to build a nest on a broom in our garage, twice in a tiny beam extending from the roof, once in our bedroom window, on the spotlight on the garage and finally at the top of our open bathroom window!