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| This is the first turtle of the season, or at least that I've spotted. |
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| They come up the steep hill from the swamp, spend the rest of the afternoon looking for THE spot, and then an hour or two digging a hole, laying 5 or 6 eggs, and then filling it in and covering it so amazingly that it is impossible to find! I am not sure if there have been successful hatchings or if they just get dug up and eaten by nocturnal marauders before they can hatch. |
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| There were three baby bluebirds frantically following this parent. Somehow my son-in-law and I had NO success whatsoever in capturing babies and parent together. So, we have a single shot of parent above and shot of only one baby below, blurry at that. |
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| Nuthatch family has been a delight to watch! This was a group of about 4 or 5 babies ~ always on the move and very hard to count! I think this may be parent eating at the feeder and one brave baby at the top. |
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| Downy or Hairy Woodpeckers, not sure which. |
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| Baby Hughie! This is a Red Bellied Woodpecker baby. All last week it would just cling to a tree and wait for the parent to feed it. This week it is making it to the feeder, but it just clings and waits to be fed. |
A VERY short clip of the Red Bellied Woodpeckers. I didn't realize the camera was on video and thought I was just taking a snapshot!! But, you can see how "Baby Hughie" compares to its parent.
Great post! Love all the babies. Nice turtle shots too heehee
ReplyDeleteThank you MommaSkye for the turtle shots....you did a great job....maybe you should start taking the bird photos too!!
ReplyDeleteAwww! There's babies everywhere over there in your neck of the woods :) Fun! Baby Hughie is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI love these "bird walks." Great shots
ReplyDeleteWarriormom: All photos are a delight to view! I love seeing the baby birds at the feeders with mom..Oh that turtle..what a blessing to see them
ReplyDeletelaying their eggs!!!!Nature watching is a beautiful thing!