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JUNE 6, 2012 2:39PM

Baby Bird Eggs Hatched ~Pics

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  These are my babies. My baby birds that the mom for three years in a row has had on my back-porch. Mother nature is a wonderful thing and this made my day, watching the very beginning of life. There are one or two more. One egg must have fell out or the mother was moving it and dropped it. I found it and it looked OK, but when I put it back in the nest, she pecked it into pieces. I know not why. Maybe she knew something was wrong with it. But, we have some more and I'll keep flashing away to give you a look. Enjoy~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We once had pigeons that nested in a hanging fern on our back porch in LA. It was the best though I worried like a grandparent. They did just fine without me.
Rob Neukirch
June 06, 2012 02:46 PM
Rob, I was worried also, even though this is the third year. The one that dropped looked fine, Maybe it was the human smell, or it had a small crack, but I hated it died. But the rest are doing great!:-)
scanner
June 06, 2012 02:48 PM
Scanner, that's a great Good News Wednesday story if ever I saw one!
designanator
June 06, 2012 02:49 PM
Pop's farm had a fence post with a hole about six inches wide... every year the same bluejays nested there. Cats never bothered them.
jmac1949
June 06, 2012 03:20 PM
Neat photos! I'm surprised at the protective film over the hatchlings, unlike chickens who start walking and drying out as soon as they pip their way free of the egg. As these swallows?
Matt Paust
June 06, 2012 03:27 PM
Ask the proprietor of the local Chinese joint how much he will give you for them
Jack Heart
June 06, 2012 03:36 PM
that is the savage mother we were born of: Mother Nature.

"found it and it looked OK, but when I put it back in the nest, she pecked it into pieces. I know not why. Maybe she knew something was wrong with it. But, we have some more"


some say the Mother should have the world. i say, she
ought to share it with the Great Father.

my dad would, for example, tell me mom's punishment was unfair
and i didnt have to go by it. but i had to pretend i did. smart guy,
george.
James M. Emmerling
June 06, 2012 03:38 PM
Your post brightened a frustrating day. At my river house, I have a pair of mallards who raise their young every spring where I can watch from across the river. And my eagle (MYeagle--how silly) came back the other day to fish.
beauty1947
June 06, 2012 03:46 PM
Scanner,
your snapshots are a real treat.
New life is always a reason for hope and joy.
A few years ago,during my longer absense,birds had built their nest in the box of the jalousie above my balcony door.
When they noticed me,it was too late for them to move.They both did a courageous job raising their hatchlings. (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)


Thank you.
~r~
Heidi Banerjee
June 06, 2012 03:56 PM
That cheered me up no end. Great post.
icyhighs
June 06, 2012 04:19 PM
Incredible photos. I learned to fill the pots on my porch with rocks until I plant annuals after I found baby birds in them. They were a joy to see, but I worried about them too much. I came home one day and they had flown the nest. So much for worrying.
Deborah Méndez Wilson
June 06, 2012 04:21 PM
i got a bird sanctuary in my backyard by the river
their dawn's and evening's chorus is magical
Chuck A. Stetson
June 06, 2012 04:44 PM
So beautiful, scanner! R
Thoth
June 06, 2012 04:47 PM
Put your mind at ease about that other egg. Chicks often die in the egg while in the early stages of development. The mother bird has hearing acute enough that she can hear which eggs have a heartbeat inside of them. Most birds will push an egg without that heartbeat out of the nest or otherwise get rid of it.

Loved your photos...!

.
skypixie0
June 06, 2012 05:13 PM
They are so ugly to become so beautiful...
Lunchlady 2
June 06, 2012 05:24 PM
The cycle of life is so magical. Thanks for sharing this with us, Scanner.

Lezlie
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June 06, 2012 05:29 PM
I had a nest in a shrub in my front yard, but I think the mother was new and built it too low. One day the immature chicks were gone, and I suspect one of our frequent fox visitors had a small snack. It makes me sad, but that's the cruelty of nature...
Frank Michels
June 06, 2012 05:36 PM
I LOVE baby birds!! Slather on some BBQ sauce and bam...what? :D
Tinkerertink69
June 06, 2012 06:41 PM
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

so cute.
HUGGGGGGGGGG
Linda Seccaspina
June 06, 2012 06:46 PM
Yes, Scanner! What type of birds, eh? BEsides, cute, pathetic, vulnerable........got a species? Fun pics. Rated RRR
Robin Robinson
June 06, 2012 06:47 PM
They're sparrows Robin. At least I think so. You could take all I know about birds and write a book with no pages.
scanner
June 06, 2012 07:42 PM
Watching over new life is a gift. It's areal joy having you share this gift with us here.
R
Poor Woman
June 06, 2012 08:06 PM
I was amazed at how fast the little guys grew to be the yellow birds at the end.
Kathy Knechtges
June 06, 2012 09:07 PM
So sweet, and their boogly closed eyes make me smile. Thanks for the photos!
l'Heure Bleue
June 06, 2012 09:44 PM
Beautiful to see them this season!
SheilaTGTG55
June 06, 2012 10:37 PM
Aaah, Spring! A river runs through the town where I live, and this time of year the baby geese are hatching. They are too cute and mom and dad work very hard to protect them. R
Gerald Andersen
June 07, 2012 08:03 AM
I don't think I have seen baby birds that new and tiny before...great pictures.

Watching them grow will be a beautiful unfolding Scanner..such a softie you are.

You will now have to name them.
Alii
June 07, 2012 08:26 AM
Don't they make you feel hopeful?
Linda Treiber
June 07, 2012 08:32 AM
Your babies are adorable, Scanner! Thank you for sharing them! :)
clay ball
June 07, 2012 09:26 AM
Congrats papa! Ha the ones in the film look like clay ball.
tg within
June 07, 2012 09:37 AM
Scanner, I became emotionally overwhelmed at this post...simply miraculous and curious at the same time. Rated with admiration.
Michelle Coulter
June 07, 2012 10:05 AM
Your good thing is getting even better. : )
V.Corso
June 07, 2012 12:22 PM
Miguela Holt y Roybal, no, they are in a plastic potted plant I keep on my back porch. 3 years in a row, I love it!
scanner
June 07, 2012 12:31 PM
Deservedly, a proud papa.
Stim
June 07, 2012 02:16 PM
So sweet, even though I can almost hear you (though I know not your voice) say, oh Christ, it's interesting but not sweet. Great story.
Mary Stanik
June 07, 2012 09:04 PM
awwwww

btw, do you use this moniker on FB? If not, then someone else does. Let me know and I will forward the link.
Dianne Schuch - Lindsey
June 08, 2012 06:26 AM
I know exactly what you mean scanner, about being fortunate to see Mother Nature's wonder right there in your back yard or porch.

Great news when new life rises. Right now, though I may never see them at their trees, I have at least two pairs of Green Herons nesting and raising their chicks on my property (photos soon -- not of the babies, though) possibly as many as four pairs of nesting adults.

Just getting to see babies of any sort (even human ones) is a thrill for some reason.

--rr--
dunniteowl
June 08, 2012 07:35 AM
The miracle of Nature! I saw the birth of baby kittens once,and they were no less wonderous. Those baby birds look almost transparent, so fragile, vulnerable. Thanks for sharing these pictures, Scanner! May they have a safe and happy life.

R♥
FusunA
June 08, 2012 06:41 PM
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June 09, 2012 12:22 PM

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