Bluebirds Hatching
I checked my bluebird housing this weekend and found that two of the eggs had hatched. Well actually when I first checked it the adult female was sitting on the nest to keep them warm. We had a cool front come through which dropped the temps down into the forties. During days like these- breezy and cool- the female will spend her day warming the chicks while the dutiful male will hunt and feed her and what she doesn't eat she feeds to the nestlings.
Their eyesight is amazing....he would leave his perch and drop into the hay 50 yards away and then return with his catch where he would then pummel it against the top of the snag, killing the insect.
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How do you get that close? I have a robin nest near the house, in fact, just a couple yards away. I can't see much, though, because of the way it's situated. I know now, that the mom will not abandon her babies, but flies away every time I try to get close, even if I AM moving slowly, and being quiet. Is it just a matter of them getting accustomed to me?
The bluebird box is only about five foot off of the ground. There is a side panel that allows access. Not sure how robins will eventually react if you keep visiting their nest. I guess there is a chance that they could abandon it.
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