I See Three

Three baby birds!  Looks like one egg left unhatched.

Daddy Daycare

Daddy Bluebird is taking good care of his babies by bringing them food. 

The babies seem to be doing well!  It still looks like only two.

Meanwhile, two mockingbirds scuffled before a storm arrived.

Waiting Again

I checked the bluebird nest a few days ago, and all four eggs were intact.  Mama bluebird was on the nest this morning.

Dad stops by periodically to feed the female or check on progress. 

The Robin was back on the nest in the front yard, and the resident Mockingbird is hanging out in a holly bush nearby.  This Mockingbird struck a patriotic pose on the end of our flag pole!

I've noticed a few more hummingbirds, but nothing like the numbers of past years.

And, we wait.

Four and Holding

Dad making sure all is well in the nest.

...Four!

One Egg, Two Egg, Three Egg...

Nest Highrise

I was hoping to come home from work to find a bluebird egg in the nest, but what i found was a nest highrise! 

I've never seen a nest so high!  This supports my theory that these bluebirds may be a bit clueless.  To best protect eggs from predation, the nest shouldn't be too close to the nestbox hole.  I was tempted to pull a third of the sticks out but decided not to interfere.

A few other pics for the day:

Mama Bluebird



Rooftop Party

I'm calling him "Flame"