3-31-2012

Here is the male bluebird checking on the babies.

Here are the little birds today. They are starting to get their feathers!

If you notice in the video they babies eyes are starting to open up.

Bluebird 3-30-2012

The babies are growing a lot!! I can't believe it! They are so loud, it is so cute!

Here is the male bluebird in our tree.

The female isn't sitting on them much anymore, they can regulate their own body heat now.

Bluebirds 3-29-2012

Here is the male bluebird, he is so pretty. I feel so lucky to have the beautiful birds visiting my yard!

Look how big my babies are getting!!

Mama exiting the nest!

Bluebirds 3-28-2012

Today the bluebird babies are starting to get feather sheaths on their wings and their wings are becoming darker. Their eyes are also starting to slit open. They are also beginning to cheep! (you can hear this in the video)

Bluebirds 3-27-2012

Here is my bluebird watching dog. She likes to sit where I do not want her to sit lol. We're trying not to disturb the parents and babies too much.

Hi little babies!! If you notice the older baby on the right is starting to open his/her eyes.

Bluebirds 3-26-2012

Here are the babies today! They are still being incubated by the mother and fed by both parents.

They are staring to get some more fuzz!

Bluebirds 3-25-2012

Well the babies seem to be doing well! They are getting fed often by the male and the female parents. The female still sits on them to regulate their temperature. They are getting a little bigger and a little more fuzzy.

Here is the female sitting in the trees while I took some pictures of our cherry blossom tree.

Here is our Yoshino Chery Blossom Tree. It is blooming the most it has ever bloomed this year. We planted it in 2009.

Here is the male with a bug to feed the little ones. Mmmm!

The male brought the female a bug to feed the babies. Such a good daddy!

Bluebird Baby #2

This morning we had to get up really early, so I was lucky enough to catch the second baby hatching. Don't get too excited, it hatched under the mother bird so you can't see it actually hatching. I was really hoping to be able to see it though. You can see the mama pulling the egg pieces out of the nest and eating the egg shell for some extra calcium. She also tossed some out of the box I noticed when I went out there.

Here are some pics I took from outside the box. The don't make any sounds yet.

Video I took through the bluebird box. The perk their heads up when I whistle.

We have a baby!!!

What a surprise to wake up to!! Yesterday there were 2 cute little blue eggs, and today there is a naked little bluebird! He/she has a halo of feathers around it's head and looks quite funny! The baby's eyes are still closed and will remain closed until day 5 to 8. It has coral pink skin and little gray fuzz feathers. The baby's neck is so skinny and it is amazing that it can pick it's own head up!

I missed hatching this morning so I don't know if the egg hatches under the mother bird or if you can see it happen. I had my tape set on the wrong speed so it didn't record as long as I would have liked. I will make sure to try and catch the second egg hatching!

Here are some videos of the first baby!

Here are some pics of the new baby. I snuck out and took while the parents were gathering bugs.

This is one of my favorites of the new baby! Look at it's little wing!

The daddy keeping a watchful eye out.

The daddy is checking in on his little baby.

Caught him flying out!

The female peeking in.

Checking out what's happening outside the box. She will sit like this for a long while.

The male looking in at the female.

Now I'm just waiting on egg two!!!

EGG WATCH!!!

Well I am officially on EGG WATCH! *Cue dramatic music* The eggs should be hatching any day now. I am watching the bluebird cam 24-7! Well not quite, I am and recording when I am not home & during the night, I want to catch the eggs hatching so badly! I can't wait!

Here is mama peeking out and watching what is happening outside of her house.

Here is another pic of the bluebird eggs! They should be hatching any day now! Notice the small blue feather in the nest? How cute!!

Here is Snoopy watching while I take pictures. She always watches nearby while I take photos.

This is also the book light I am using to take pics of the eggs. It fits nicely in the top and is pretty bright. You can see the bird cam in the top of the box too!

Our Azalea bush is starting to bloom today!!

Here is mama checking me out while I was outside.

She didn't like that Snoopy was nearby.

Good watch dog. :)

Here is the male and the female. She was worried about Snoopy and they both came to check her out.

Here is the female sitting in our tree.

Yep! Eggs are still there!

The male sitting in the tree. I thought these were really pretty of him with the new green leaves in the background.

This is my favorite.

And last, we have a Clematis blooming already!! What a surprise!

**For those who may be concerned, I do not disturb the bluebirds while they are in the nesting box, I wait for them to fly off on their own. Bluebirds and other songbirds do not have a good sense of smell, so me touching the box to take pics will not cause them to abandon the eggs or babies. I did move Snoopy away from the side of the yard with the nest box after it seemed to be making the birds worried. I will also be fencing off the side with the bluebird fledglings to keep them safe from the dog as well. :)