Babies part 2

When checking the boxes yesterday, my camera died before I could get pictures of the baby bluebirds in box number 5. So we went back to the cemetary today to see if I could get good pictures. Let me tell you, photographing tiny baby bluebirds is no easy task. That was the best I could do because they were squirming. Can't use flash because it will harm their health. Unfortunately, one of the eggs didn't hatch. So we have a total of 5 baby birds in one box. The box with the mother bird sitting on its eggs (picture from yesterday's blog) has 5 eggs in it, as do the other 2 active nests in the cemetary (2 and 4).

Exciting news! C1 has activity! There are some twigs and feathers in the bottom of the box, the start of a nest! :) hopefully there will be a full nest by next week.

We also went and checked the other boxes around the city. We took down one box from Fairmont, due to inactivity. We also took down one box from Mrs. S's house, also due to inactivity. These boxes will be relocated to school in Cypress.

More exciting news! While checking the other boxes, we found activity in a nest

at the R Family house. They had a full nest. Although it looks like a bluebird nest, we are not sure and will have to see if it develops into a sparrow nest or if there are eggs next week.

Fun bluebird fact of the day: For all of you non-bluebirder watchers...How can you tell the difference between a male and female bluebird? The most obvious way is by their colors. Male western bluebirds are a bright blue color. On the other hand, females are not as brightly colors, more of a brown-gray color with a tint of blue. Also, western bluebirds have a rusty red patch on their belly, while eastern bluebirds and mountain bluebirds do not. Can you tell what the bluebird above is?