Our birdies have left-and the geranium survived! We were amazed at how quickly they grew! By the end they did NOT fit in the nest. They were wiggling around pretty much at all times and usually at least one or two of them were sitting outside of the nest.
Day 2
Day 3
Day 8 (gettin' feathers!)
Day 15-one day before leaving
Okay, YES we need to get a life…or at least a baby!
But, they are so darn cute! The babies are growing super fast. I have some photos to show how they have changed since they hatched but wanted to get this link posted for now. I read that after about 12 days we should stop petting harassing them so as to avoid startling them and causing them to accidentally take flight before they are truly ready causing them to fall from the nest and be injured. So, Adam rig’d up our very own bird-cam so we could keep spying: http://adamandshana.homeip.net:8082/
Adam snagged this awesome video of Mama feeding the babes:
Two different birdies flew out of the basket hanging on the other side of the porch yesterday and sure enough, there was a partially-done basket in it. I checked it today and it is complete. They are a different bird so I suppose if we have to put up with birds living on our porch at least we get to watch different ones!
For awhile now I have had near-death experiences whenever I water my flowers hanging on our front porch. It never fails. Right as I near the baskets a maniac bird flies out. It doesn’t just leave the basket, or at least that is the way it seems. It flies at me first, literally. I’ve been complaining about it taking residence up there to Adam, who finally checked it out yesterday. Look what he found!!
Six!! Yay! And, looking back at this picture from yesterday we can now see that the top left egg was already hatching! The next pic is from 24 hours later. Aren’t they the ugliest cutest baby birdies ever?!! Needless to say I have made peace with Bobbie the Mama bird. She now flies out of the basket as soon as we step on the porch, flies across the street and sits in the same tree in our neighbor’s yard every time. I have to say…I don’t think I’ve been this excited since discovering peanut butter! Doesn’t take much, that’s for sure!
Congratulations to our first-born niece for graduating with her Bachelor’s degree. Aunt Shana is feeling old….
I think these two photos depict the chaos that occurs around all of these kids quite well. Even the parents can’t cooperate and look at the camera at the same time!!
A few weeks ago while visiting my sister and her family my brother-in-law took several of the kids to a huge neighborhood garage sale. When they returned Madison proudly told us that she got a bunny….for only 10 bucks!! Imagine the look of disbelief on my sister’s face that a new pet was brought into the home without being discussed. If looks could kill! Rick’s response? A quick summary of what the lady told him before tricking him selling him the bunny…It’s breed is very easy to take care of…so easy in fact, it is just like a goldfish with fur! This was her major selling point. Needless to say, Butterscotch has been with them now for a couple of weeks and is not exactly LOW maintenance! It (as no one quite knows the gender) is so very soft and cute…I will say that!
