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Salamander
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Iowa, USA
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I need to update. We ended up having a total of five little babies. But the next day one kept falling out. It was one time of putting it back in, I noticed a fifth.
We do not know why the one kept falling. My husband ended up building a platform thingie so if any fell out, they'd fall closer to the nest. (We lost track of how many times we put the little bird back.) The parents hesitated a few moments, but got used to it. And one fell out of the nest, again, but landed on the platform. We thought all was well, seeing the parents feed it, but before bed, we noticed it on the porch floor. By this time the pillows were no longer under the nest since we felt the platform was enough, so it took a hard fall. It died by the next morning. So we lost one... The other four did well as far as we know and one hung out on the platform several days. The parents fed it there without any issues and the others still in the nest. They all left the nest the 11th. Two in the morning and the other two while we were away that day. I put together an album of this little family, if any is interested in looking at it. I still need to get a few pictures on there after they are edited. Barn Swallow Family 2012 |
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Great photos Birding Bunch. I'm sure I'll not be the only one interested in viewing them.
Sorry you lost one, but you went above and beyond trying to keep it safe. Thank you so much for sharing. I really love barn swallows.
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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![]() I love, love, love barn swallows! I tell my students every year that I want to be a barn swallow in my next life. It always makes them smile! You are so lucky to have Bobolinks! They make the coolest sounds, don't they? I saw them for the first time last spring in NE PA.
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Your photos are wonderful. I had to smile when I saw the platform you guys built to protect the young. What wonderful people you are.
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"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson http://mslenahan.edublogs.org/ |
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Salamander
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Iowa, USA
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Thank you so much for the compliments.
If any are curious, the blue stripes are bird tape we put up to prevent window strikes. We lost a Warbler this spring, so our old window clings were no longer effective. With all the stuff we do for the birds. we suspect we're the "crazy bird people" to our few neighbors. Bridget, The Bobolinks were such a joy to have! I am glad we were able to have a place for them. Within days of their last song, we started hearing a Bobwhite. He sang about a week, moving from spot to spot. I don't know if he moved on, or if he found a mate. I heard they are silent once they are paired up. Now it's a mystery.... is he still here? ![]() |
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