I'm not poking around in the nest, but I do have to water the fern occasionally, so while I was doing that this morning I took a peek. To help you envision size, the eggs are about 3/4 inch.
The large speckled egg is a cowbird egg and should be removed if it isn't too late. The cowbird is a brood parasite -- they lay eggs in other birds' nests. The cowbird usually hatches a couple of days ahead of the other birds, the baby gets a head start on the other babies, and they will die. -- this causes the demise of many songbirds. Google 'cowbird' to find out more. They are nasty birds.
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I LOVE Spring. Such renewal....
Those little ones are too cute - even if you're not the mom!!!
Tina
Oh my goodness, that takes my breath away. such a tiny, tiny life. Wonderful, and very appropriate for Earth Day!
Cass
Oh, how sweet. Thank you for sharing your photo. :)
Spring is such a refreshing time. There's nothing like new life to remind us of that :)
I just posted a picture of my little nest it sounds like the same birds! How long did it take before they hatched?
Yay! That was fast! It's going to be so cool to watch the little babies grow up!
New life! Beautiful! (PS, I left you an award on my blog today!)
Very, very sweet...love the lightness of the image...so springy...
Oh, wow! I bet they'll grow so fast! How fun for your kiddos to watch...:)
How cute! I would be watching those sweet baby birds every day. I'll bet they grow so fast!
That is so sweet. Love your blog site.
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The large speckled egg is a cowbird egg and should be removed if it isn't too late. The cowbird is a brood parasite -- they lay eggs in other birds' nests. The cowbird usually hatches a couple of days ahead of the other birds, the baby gets a head start on the other babies, and they will die. -- this causes the demise of many songbirds. Google 'cowbird' to find out more. They are nasty birds.
cool pic!!
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