We have 3 eggs!
Our first Cardinal nest!! She did a good job.
Flycatchers fledged.
I missed the action of the birds leaving the nest. Watching for them around the yard.
House Wrens
Catbirds growing bigger
Second Bluebird Nest!
A lot of little mouths at the eastern phoebe nest!
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Great blue heron rookery
This is a giant tree where the herons are nesting on a small island in the middle of a lake
American Robin Nest
Eastern Bluebird Nest
Some phoebes hatch at the eastern phoebe nest.
Those phoebes are on top of an unhatched egg.
Bluebird Nest Box
“Gangsta” Bluebirds
The Bluebird Box in Chicago’s West Ridge Nature Preserve that yielded 3 successful fledglings last year was TAGGED with gang Graffiti this April. After a first nesting attempt was thwarted by House Wrens, the Bluebirds came back and as of 6/20/2017 have a brood of four.
Petunia’s nest 2017 (3rd yr)
For the last 3 years we have a pot of petunias hanging on the front porch.
We named the dove couple petunia and peter since they keep returning.
I’m sure their previous offspring are still around the house.
On some days at the feeder we have 20 doves 🙂
I like to think I’m helping, my neighbors I’m sure don’t agree….
Barn Swallow Chicks (x5!)
House Wrens
Catbird Chicks
Flycatchers are almost fledglings.
Bluebird’s Second Brood
Robin chicks, 5 days old
This nest is in a playground structure and it gets very hot. I’m kind of worried about how they’re doing. They were getting fed, and at least 3 of them are alive.
Cowbird egg has hatched at the eastern phoebe nest!
His name is bonbon. I named him!
Some photos I forgot to submit of the last fledgling being taken care of before fledging.
Some photos I forgot to submit of the last fledgling being taken care of before fledging. He sure has nice parents! The cowbird nestling already fledged the day before.
Northern Flicker “I’m not ready to go…”
A Northern Flicker fledged with a little help from his sister. Is she laughing after she gives him the shove-off? He flew well for about 100 feet to a tree branch, followed by dad to check on him. Sister fledged about 2 minutes later, followed by mom. I was extremely lucky to witness this event, as I had just gotten the iPhone and scope set up to capture whatever was happening at the nest box.
The other 2 or 3 siblings fledged the following morning. It was hard to tell how many nestlings were inside since they were constantly jostling for position at the hole in order to be the first to be fed when mom or dad came around.
American Robin baby and feeding adult
American Robin about 5 days old, and adult feeding grasshopper to young Robins
Great Crested Flycatcher nest in a wood duck box
This photo was taken on 6/11/17 at Mackay Island NWR in Knotts Island, NC. This flycatcher pair has nested in a wood duck box, and used a snake skin to line the bottom. Four nestlings visible. I am not NestWatching the box. Other camera angles available.
House Finch(?) Nest
Active nest right outside our front door! My children have fun keeping tabs on this little family of birds. We are just learning how to monitor nests. So far, we have not disturbed these birds in any way other than taking photos of them from inside the house with a telephoto lens.
Tree Swallow ready to fledge!
Six baby barn swallows!
This is the third year this pair has used the same nest. The first year they had one brood and last year they had two. Their babies from previous years come visit frequently and we love watching the family all lined up on our gutter above our front porch.
Catbird Fledglings
Doves are almost fledglings.
Feathered Flycatchers
Catbird Hatchlings
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Eastern Bluebirds
White-eyed Vireo nest with vireo hatchling and parasitic cowbird hatchling
White-eyed Vireo nest with two unhatched eggs, one one-day-old Vireo hatchling and one two-day-old Brown-headed Cowbird hatchling. This nest was secured to a poison ivy vine near the edge of a marsh.
Carolina Wren Chicks
A few-days-old, Carolina Wren nestlings (five). The fifth chick is buried beneath the other four.
Eastern bluebird feeding young
Barn Swallow
Mrs. Phoebe At Her Nest.
Maya is doing a good job incubating all those eggs! I don’t know how she fits on top of them all!
House Wrens Hatched
Dove Chicks Growing Fast
Hatched Flycatchers
Black capped chickadee nest in old fountain
5 Fatherless Bluebirds hatched!
The parenting pair of these 5 Bluebirds was broken up when the male died. I took him to a licensed Wildlife
Rehabilitation Center where he died shortly after arriving. The cause was not determined. The female is trying to raise them on her own. I am feeding Mealworm 4 times a day to help her.
leucistic house sparrow juvenile and nest
red-eyed vireo nest
louisiana waterthrush fledgeling
killdeer chick running
feral jungle fowl in key west
mute swan and chick
House wren chicks
Wrens have fledged!
After about a month of monitoring a nest of Carolina Wrens in my backyard, I finally got to see them leave the nest. It has been a lot of fun seeing these little guys grow up.
Time to Fly Little One!
While it may seem that this House Wren was feeding this nestling, it actually was tempting it to join its brothers and sisters who had already fledged. The parent snatched that food out of the nestlings mouth as quickly as it went in. It took a while but the temping finally worked!!
Surprise!
I was mowing the lawn and she flew out. I had never seen a bird’s nest like this, she is now very protected.
House Finch in planter
House Finch in planter
House Finch in planter
House Finch in planter
House Finch in planter
Housefinch built a nest in my flower planter (hanging) and I have been watching. It is right outside my front door.
Blue Birds 2017 First Brood
This is the First Brood of Eastern Bluebirds!!! 2017
Four Nestlings Fledged!
Pair of chickadees
We thought a predator had gotten to this nest and gotten all the hatchlings. The bird house is in rough shape but the chickadees nested before I could replace it. I was quite happy to see that at least two made it!
Eastern Bluebird brood of six
Cow Bird eggs in Chipping Sparrow nest
Eastern Bluebird Eggs
Female Scarlet Tanager With Nesting Material.
I just saw this Mrs. Tanager with nest material and I have been trying to follow them to the nest, but I keep losing them. ( The Mr. Tanager was with her. )
All the nestlings fledged at the northern cardinal nest.
I’m going to miss them…..
Maybe they will lay more eggs in the nest as soon as they teach their fledglings how to survive.
Heron Rookery
Feeding time at one nest in a rookery including perhaps 60 nests.
I visit the site a number of times each year to photograph the nesting habits of the herons and the growth of the young
Red Tail Hawk with his supper
Red Tail hawk with his fresh caught supper
Tree Swallow in a nest box
Was going to clean out after the blue birds fledged but the swallows moved in before I could!
Another Phoebe Egg Has Been Laid In the Eastern Phoebe Nest, Along With A Cowbird Egg.
Why do those cowbirds find every nest in north america?!
Phoeding Time
Taking just before the young fledged Summer, 2016.
great crested flycatcher nest
“old’ bluebird nesting box, entrance knawed out to 3” by raccoons on forest edge of lawn
The Eastern Phoebes Are Back In The Same Nest With 4 New Eggs!
Maya & Dino Are Back!
Northern Mockingbirds
Northern Mockingbird fledglings, ready to leave nest.
Mother Cardinal Keeping The Nestlings Warm.
Great Crested Flycatchers hatched
Five hatched Great Crested Flycatchers. First viewing since hatched, nest additions continue with more feathers, fur, and grass. Snakeskin has been covered over. Photos of single Great Crested Flycatcher are dad hanging around just waiting for eggs to hatch. Now both parents are busy bringing bugs.
Second Dove Nest
This is another Mourning Dove brood that about a week behind the other nest that I have posted.
Great Crested Flycatcher Nest
Mourning Doves
Catbirds have hatched!
check out our back feathers coming in!
2nd go round for daddy bluebird…he has a new female and so far so good!
House Finch Nest
House Finch Fledglings
Attempt #2 Eastern Bluebird
Excitingly awaiting the hatching around 6/6/17 of my second attempt of Eastern Bluebirds.
Ruby-throated hummingbird nest.
Eastern bluebird – Brood #2 highlights
Highlights for Brood #2. Only 2 of the 3 eggs hatched for this pair’s second nesting attempt In total, 7 babies have now fledged over the past 2 broods this season. They are now working on brood #3 with 3 eggs laid thus far.
Forget something?
The last brood just fledged on 2 Jun 17 from Nestbox #1. In Nestbox #1 she was building a nest on top of the old nest before they even fledged. Expecting that she was going to lay again soon I checked Nestbox #1 with the new nest she built….nothing yet. Then, I decided to check Nestbox #2…and this is what I found.
Mother And Father Cardinal Feed The Babies!
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New additions
Right when I think all our swallows have nest sites, another whole group of GV swallows appears!
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Black throated hummingbird nesting
This is the second year we have had hummingbirds nest on our patio.
Purple Finch Light Fixture
Great Crested Flycatcher
Catbird Nest.
Dove Chicks Hatched!
Father cardinal hanging out in the trees.
Eastern Bluebirds in Texas
Baby birds
The Empty Eastern Phoebe Nest.
New Robin Nest
This robin and her husband/wife where both running up and down the tree all day building their nest! I went to see what all the commotion was about and found this nest!