The bluebirds bring their young fledglings to the mealworm plate. This is only a small part of the parents' efforts to teach their young how to hunt; another lesson is patience to sit on the hummingbird feeder poles scanning the grass below for insects. It usually pays off. We hope they're learning the territory, so they come back next year and nest again.
7/08/2011
mealworms for young Bluebirds
The bluebirds bring their young fledglings to the mealworm plate. This is only a small part of the parents' efforts to teach their young how to hunt; another lesson is patience to sit on the hummingbird feeder poles scanning the grass below for insects. It usually pays off. We hope they're learning the territory, so they come back next year and nest again.
7/07/2011
fledglings
Although we did not locate their nests in the wild woods this year, Black-capped Chickadees Poecile atricapillus and Downy Woodpeckers Picoides pubescens have produced hungry fledglings. These two recently came to the feeders to introduce themselves.
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