I've been distracted the past several days by these cute baby birds on our porch. Really distracted! We first noticed the nest a few weeks ago and watched the mother bird come and go quite a bit. We couldn't see any eggs in the nest because of it's location, but last week we were surprised by four new fluffy little gray baby birds. I've never seen new baby birds before, and I just couldn't get enough of them. They are so fascinating!
As shown in the pictures above, we can see the nest through our front door windows. Every time I walk by our front door (about a million times a day), I simply can't resist peeking through the window to check on the birds. If we open the door to get a better look, the mother bird flies away, and the babies duck down and hide. A few times we actually watched the mother feed them as they turned their beaks to the sky, opened wide and chirping for food. I kept thinking of my four little ones when they get hungry--one mom trying to feed these hungry and demanding kids--I can never be fast enough for them! One time the mother didn't have any food, and the begging babies just eventually quieted down.
We've spent a lot of time in our entryway the past few days watching this little bird family. It's ridiculous how obsessed and how attached I've become to them. My kids too. Some days I would pull up a chair and just watch them. Not that I didn't have anything better to do--I've had endless to-do lists, but I find myself just putting everything on hold to watch my little birds. I don't want to miss anything!
After just a few days the little birds were growing so quickly. The nest was getting crowded (I can relate to that as well), and yesterday they were trying out their wings but hadn't left the nest yet. We could tell they were getting really close though.
This morning I was so disappointed to wake up not four, but just one baby bird left in the nest. I was hoping to witness them flying off, but we missed it! So all day today there has been one lonely baby left. Or maybe I am lonely for it. I think this one hatched later than the others and is just a bit behind. I was missing the sweet little bird family all day long and feeling so sad for that last baby bird. I didn't even see the mother bird come back at all today. Is it an orphan now? Did I mention how ridiculously attached I've become to this family of birds? I don't even know what kind of birds they are--sparrows maybe?
This has been such a fun experience for our family and although a simple thing, I'm sure it will be one of the highlights of our summer!
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birds here like to use the light fixture on our front porch to build their nest in! i think so far, this year, there's been 2 nests built there, and it gets kinda messy when those birds hatch and get big. i don't know how they can cram a nest and birds into that little fixture! don't worry, it's a light that isn't even hooked up. i don't know why we keep leaving it there, maybe so the birds have a place to build there nest. we wouldn't want them to use a tree or anything... :D
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