Gail Birdtale http://gailbirdtale.com A feather for my thoughts... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 gailbirdtale/2http://feedburner.google.com The last of the Brown-Headed Nuthatches http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gailbirdtale/2/~3/3ADwSNdHExk/ http://gailbirdtale.com/2013/05/15/the-last-of-the-brown-headed-nuthatches/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:12 +0000 Gail http://gailbirdtale.com/?p=1730 Continue reading →]]>

 

This is the last picture of the Brown-headed Nuthatches I took on May 6th before they fledged. Two days after that, they were gone.DSC_0143

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The Rose-breasted Grosbeak visits my yard only a couple days out of the year in the spring. I have seen him the last couple days and was able to get a couple pictures before he took off for the year.DSC_0100 DSC_0110

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I have Brown-headed Nuthatches nesting in my back yard.

IMG_4274They are nesting in my Bluebird box.
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I added hinges to the top of the box for easy viewing.DSC_0090

There were four eggs and only 2 survived. They are now 2 weeks old and are fully feathered.DSC_0093

 

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It was 4 days ago when I checked in on the Brown-headed Nuthatches and wow, they are almost fully feathered!IMG_1843

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I checked in on the Brown-headed hatchlings and they are covered up so I couldn’t get a good look at them. : (

We had Brown-headed Nuthatches nest in one of our bird boxes last year and they did the same thing by covering up their five babies.IMG_6824

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Getting a little bigger every day! They are about a week old now.IMG_6816

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I thought all four eggs hatched, but maybe not. : (IMG_6804

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We have Brown-headed Nuthatches nesting again in one of our bird houses! There are four eggs!IMG_6642IMG_6646

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