Mrs. Bluebird continues to incubate her eggs. They should hatch sometime between May 1 and May 9.

This video shows Mrs. Bluebird sitting patiently for a bit, then turning the eggs before heading out for a snack. Birds turn their eggs to prevent the embryo from adhering to the side of the egg and to help distribute nutrients in the egg.

We’re watching eastern bluebirds inside a nesting box with a camera built in to allow us to watch without disturbing the birds.

Mrs. Bluebird spent last night in the box sitting on her eggs. That means she’s started incubating them, they should hatch sometime between May 1 and May 9.

Sorry about the video quality. Guess I should have retired this box and build one with the updated design. The direct sunlight coming through the box’s opening is just too bright for the camera to handle. And, we had a network glitch that pixelated a portion of the video. I’ll hire an assistant so I have someone to fire over this.

We’re watching eastern bluebirds in a camera-equipped nesting box. The camera is permanently mounted to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

Mrs. Bluebird caught me off guard this morning. She’s been sitting in the box since about 6:00 am, with Mr. Bluebird bringing her snacks a couple of times. I’d assumed she’d started incubating and even got a video up on YouTube saying that. Just as the video finished uploading, she left the box and I could see she’d laid a fifth egg.

Bluebirds can lay up to seven eggs in a clutch, we’ll have to keep watching to see if she’s done.

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

Mrs. Bluebird was busy this morning and laid a fourth egg. She may lay up to three more before she starts sitting on them.

We’re having a windy day and there is lots of wind noise. And, you can see that the camera can’t adjust to the bright light coming through the box’s opening. This was the first box I built with a camera. Later boxes were taller to reduce lens flare which also helped balance the light. I’ll encourage the birds to move to one of the newer boxes for their next clutch.

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We’re watching eastern bluebirds raise their family in our camera-equipped nesting box. The camera is mounted permanently in the box to let us watch without disturbing the birds.

Momma bluebird is keeping on schedule and laid another egg this morning.

She should lay an egg a day until she has up to seven eggs. She’ll start sitting on them once they’re all laid.

I’m still hunting for critters to photograph. I’d love to know if you’ve got interesting critters hanging around.

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A longer video today, I’m still experimenting to find the best way to serve up the videos. Feel free to let me know what works for you.

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

We’ve got our first egg!

Mrs. Bluebird will lay an egg a day for the next several days. Bluebirds can lay between two and seven eggs in a clutch. She won’t start sitting on them until they’re all laid.

We’re watchin eastern bluebirds in a specially built, camera-equipped nesting box that allows us to watch without disturbing the birds.