As an appropriate sign of spring and of the upcoming celebration of our Lord's resurrection, we have a mama bird who has made a nest, oddly enough, on a blue tarp that was laying in a little alleyway on the side of our house. The other day, 4 baby birds made their way out of their eggs. They are not cute. They have no "hair" (Grace's words, not mine), huge, bug like eyes (that have yet to open) and these seemingly over sized, bright yellow beaks. They are really tiny.
We check on them each day to see if any progress in their growth has been made. So far, no. Sometimes the mama is sitting on them and sometimes they are left on their own for a bit while the mama goes off in search of food. I've taken a few photographs.
Every time I use my flash, they wildly open their beaks thinking someone is there to feed them. It's kinda funny.
It's a little hard to tell from this picture what exactly you are looking at. One bird is laying on top of the others. "Clarence" almost fell out of the nest earlier today. Don't know how that happened. Paul used a stick, (so as not to make any human contact) to tilt the nest so it would be a little bit more straight. This helped Clarence to roll back into place. Hopefully they will make it to become full grown birds. It will be kinda fun to watch.
That is great fun for your girls! (funny about the flash)
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