Baby News — Day Fifteen

HourglassBluebird babies in the nest.

Bluebird babies in the nest.Sunday, August 4, 2013, 8:00 AM: Mundane photos BUT time is running out for pictures of Bluebird babies in the nest. Will they fledge today??

One of four baby Bluebirds in the nest.2:00 PM: I’m at a loss for words (image that?!) because I can’t think of an illustration for a comparison regarding the activity in the nest. (“Cat on a hot tin roof.”?) Papa BluebirdThe babies are flapping their wings and hopping around. They are preening their feathers. There seems to be more chirping and peeping. I’ve positioned myself inside the apartment so I can see the TV and the bird house. “Mama Blue” and “Papa Blue” frequently enter with mealworms and (presumably) are chirping instructions to the babies.

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