Our feathered friends, birdbrains, and wingnuts

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the existing (and very cool!) thread for bird fans

Thanks for letting me know there is such a thread! Can't wait to read all the posts!

 

[Rose White]

Mama hummingbird made her nest a little higher in the tree and eggs hatched a couple days ago and she is feeding. Soooo sweet!

Also this morning I went to water plants by my front door and when I was returning into the house I saw two fledgling doves huddling by my door. They’re so cute and silly. It’s like they’re playing hide and seek and they don’t want me to give their spot away. I quietly said “Oh hi!” And looked away so my eyes wouldn’t scare them. Now I know what Kitty was looking at through the screen door all morning!

 

[Rose White]

Told myself I can’t leave my house because I don’t want to scare the babies

 

[Rose White]

Parent just fed the baby doves. I didn’t know they could feed both at once! One on each side of the beak, flapping furiously, parent pumping head up and down, babies fed, parent leaves. Birds are so weird lol. And cute.

 

[Rose White]

In a flare up of symptoms and was changing the hummingbird feeder, and as I was putting it back, Mama Hummingbird came and drank from it while it was in my hands (first time this has ever happened) I talked softly to her and kept my eyes to the side but could still see her well, and the thing that softened my soul so much (brings tears rn) was the feeling of her wings fanning air onto my hand, like a soft mother, and I/she said to me, “Warrior, you are a warrior.”

And it turned my heart. I felt the other side of sorrow. Because of love. From her and she is loved by the Great Mother and I am too and my days are written and protected by the great one but it’s still hard life is still hard

Then it was over and my heart was stretched and bandaged, a white ribbon wrapped around it, and then I went in and rinsed my sprouts growing under the kitchen counter, day 2. So it’s chop wood carry water, tiny miracle, chop wood carry water.

 

[Rose White]

One of the babies died in the first week but the other is big and fat, getting its pins and almost filling the whole nest. I’m so proud of Mama Hummingbird. I will try to take a picture soon before it fledges, they grow so fast!

 

[Rose White]

Here’s the little chicken. Maybe one more week of nest life!

 

[jaccat]

Not the best picture but this little lady blackbird has been visiting my patio the past couple of days, gathering nesting material. Sometimes her other half hangs around, just keeping an eye.

 

[Freddyt]

Peregrine watch season. Our provincial conservation association has 5 cams up and running. AB-consevation dot com slash wildlife-cameras slash peregrine should get you there.