All five chicks seem to be doing well. They’re jockeying for position in the nest, feeding eagerly and growing rapidly.

We’re watching eastern bluebird chicks in a nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

We’re having a rainy morning here in Newbury. That hasn’t kept mom and dad from their appointed rounds. They’ve been out foraging for the chicks busily this morning.

We’re watching eastern bluebird chicks in a nest inside a nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

The chicks seem to be thriving, they’re growing quickly. With the nice weather, we’ve started sitting on the deck, putting us ~20 feet from the box. Mom sat and thought a couple minutes the first time she returned to the nest, then just decided to ignore us. Dad goes through Mission Impossible set of stunts to throw us off when he’s headed to feed the chicks. He’ll sit on the perch in the yard I provided, scoot to the azaleas under the box, then head for the roof over the deck before outwitting us and sneaking into the box.

Hummingbirds have been back for about a week now. There’s been an ongoing dispute over who gets to claim the feeder on the deck. I haven’t seen the tree swallows for several days.

Sorry to miss yesterday’s update, just too many things to do with too little time. I’ll have some more of the usual suspects soon along with a toad mating gathering.

We’re watching eastern bluebird chicks in a nesting box that has a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

The chicks seem to be doing well – and growing fast!

We’re watching eastern bluebirds in a nesting box that has a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

The chicks are still doing well, they’re growing fast. Dad has found the mealworm supply, but he seems to want them for himself.

We’re watching eastern bluebirds raise their chicks in a nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

The chicks are doing well. It looks like they’ve about doubled in size since they hatched on Friday. Mom and dad have been bringing a steady supply of food for them. Mom spent some time sitting on them this morning when it was cold.

We’re watching eastern bluebird chicks in a nest in our nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

This is the second full day for the chicks since they hatched on Friday. They seem to be doing well. Mom and dad are busy feeding them.

We’re watching eastern bluebird chicks in a nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.