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Posted By: GvilleRick, 06-19-2012, 03:14 PM

My wife went to water a plant hanging outside the kitchen window last week and a bird flew out. When we looked closer we saw a nest in the pot and have kept an eye on it. A few days ago we saw the first hatchling.

Here the mother is sitting on the eggs.



The first hatchling is seen here with the four remaining eggs. [Edit] This actually appears to be a brown-headed cowbird hatchling. Thanks to baro-nite for pointing this out after noticing the bright red mouth. These parasitic birds lay one egg in the nest and they tend to hatch earlier. Fortunately the other hatchlings did seem to get enough food and not allow the cowbird to eat everything.



Mom returns with a nice big spider. (or maybe dad, we saw two birds flying in to feed them.)



Ready to fly out and look for more food.



Returns with a smaller bug.


Apparently they need a balanced diet since the bugs varied greatly.



Checking on the babies.



With all five eggs hatched the babies are always hungry. [Edit] Note the different color in the mouth of this new hatchling.



Which means little down time for mom.



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06-28-2012, 11:20 PM   #31
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I checked your site and hope that you can get the final photos.
It would be a nice conclusion

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Yesterday afternoon the largest climbed out of the nest looking for mom.



A short time later all four huddled deep into the nest. They certainly are showing the colors of the species now.





This morning when I went into the kitchen I saw one of the parents with a bug beside the nest. When I checked I was surprised that all four were gone. I expected at least a couple to take a bit longer to leave and was disappointed that I didn't see them as I did the cowbird. I looked around the yard but saw no sign of them.


Thanks to all for looking at these photos.
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Thank you for the update! wow... very special photo journey!
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They didn't even say goodbye?

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Raven? Wild Cat?
I am also disappointed...

But that is nature.
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QuoteOriginally posted by sakurasaku Quote
Raven? Wild Cat?
I am also disappointed...

But that is nature.
I think they just fledged and left on their own. There are a lot of places to hide in this area. I will keep a lookout to see if they are still around.

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