Posts Tagged: bird video
The Chick’s First Full Day, May 7, 2022
The fifth chick broke free from his egg last yesterday afternoon. Mom and dad have been busy hauling groceries for the chicks all day today. The chicks will stay in the nest until at least May 23.
We’re watching eastern bluebirds in a nesting box with a camera built in to allow us to watch without disturbing them.
Chicks Have Hatched! May 6, 2022
Four of our chicks hatched this morning. The fifth has poked a hole in the egg and should appear soon. Mom and dad are busy feeding them.
The chicks should fledge in 17-20 days, meaning they should be with us through May 23 and possibly a few days beyond. There are lots of things that can go wrong for baby bluebirds, let’s hope all of ours make it.
It looks like the tree swallows took advantage of the distraction to claim the second box on the deck. Mr. Bluebird has been standing on it, encouraging the swallows to move along. This morning, the swallows are on and in the second box.
We’re watching eastern bluebirds raise their family in a nesting box with a camera built in to let us watch without disturbing the birds. Follow my blog for regular updates.
Checking In On The Bluebirds, May 4, 2022
Mrs. Bluebird is still sitting on the eggs, I can’t see any sign of hatching yet. She’s getting up to look at them more often than usual, maybe she feels or hears something. Mr. Bluebird is sticking close to the box in the yard. I haven’t seen our tree swallows for a couple days, maybe the bluebirds chased them off.
The eggs should hatch any day, latest expected day to hatch is Monday.
We’re watching eastern bluebirds raise their family in a bird nesting box with a camera built in to let us watch without disturbing the birds.
Sunday Morning With The Bluebirds, May 1, 2022
A busy morning for our bluebirds. At least one pair of tree swallows is interested in the other nesting box on our deck and I put out a new mealworm feeder. Both bluebirds were keeping a watchful eye on the boxes and negotiating with the swallows. Mr. Bluebird stood on the second box for much of the morning, apparently trying to explain ‘go away.’ We’ve had both swallows and bluebirds before, but never with clutches at the same time. Let’s see if the bluebirds decide they want neighbors. Mrs. Bluebird’s keen eye had her snacking on mealworms about ten minutes after the feeder went up.
Today is the first day the chicks might hatch. We’ve probably got a few more days, but I’ll be watching.
We’re watching eastern bluebirds nesting inside a nesting box with a camera installed to let us watch without disturbing the birds.
Saturday With The Bluebirds, April 30, 2022
Mrs. Bluebird continues to sit patiently on her five eggs. Dad has popped in a couple times to make sure she’s doing it right. The eggs should hatch sometime between tomorrow and May 9. Stay tuned!
We’re watching eastern bluebirds in a nesting box with a camera built in to allow us to watch without disturbing them.
Checking in on the Bluebirds, April 27, 2022
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 Incubating Her Eggs, April 23, 2022
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.
Now Five Eggs, April 22, 2022
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.
And a Fourth Bluebird Egg, April 21, 2022
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.
And A Third Bluebird Egg, April 20, 2022
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.