Now we expect the adult pair to feed them for a few weeks while teaching them to hunt. Since bluebirds usually have two broods each season, we've outfitted the nestbox with a new improved camera.
6/05/2009
bluebird - fledged first brood
We've been watching the bluebird nestbox for weeks as they brooded 5 eggs. The resulting 4 hatchlings are 17 days old. Today the parents coaxed the young birds, one at a time, to come out of the nestbox. Each in turn perched on the box opening with curiosity, watched and listened for danger, then flew bravely to the nearby maple tree.
Now we expect the adult pair to feed them for a few weeks while teaching them to hunt. Since bluebirds usually have two broods each season, we've outfitted the nestbox with a new improved camera.
Now we expect the adult pair to feed them for a few weeks while teaching them to hunt. Since bluebirds usually have two broods each season, we've outfitted the nestbox with a new improved camera.
