There are really five baby birds in the nest, one was shy for the photographer (my DH). DH has been monitoring the bluebird nesting activities this Spring and his actions have resulted in me feeling that home could almost be called "Bluebird Central Hatchery." He's placed a number of bird houses suitable for bluebirds on the property and dealt with the evil sparrows. (Did you know sparrows have pecked baby bluebirds and swallows to death?!)
Saturday's egg count was 15 eggs and at least these five babies. That's only the "in process" birds! A cycle of eggs and fledging has all ready occurred this year. And yes, bluebirds like the number "5" for family size.
Happy Bluebird Sunday!
Aww, aren't they beautiful!
Posted by: Julie | Sunday, June 06, 2010 at 09:12 AM
What a wonderful sight and such a successful number of eggs laid and beautiful living babies! Yes unfortunately I do know the cruelty of sparrows and starlings all in the name of territorial dominance. If DH makes the birdhouse entry hole small enough to let the bluebirds in does it keep the sparrows out? Or did he camp out in front of the boxes taking the sparrows out with bee-bees?
Posted by: Manise | Sunday, June 06, 2010 at 10:10 AM
ZOMG the wee baby bluebirds are beautiful!
Posted by: Kim | Sunday, June 06, 2010 at 03:59 PM
Hopefully, all these bluebirds will return to nest in your yard, for generations, and you really will be Bluebird Central!
Posted by: gayle | Monday, June 07, 2010 at 06:24 AM
So cute!
Posted by: Ramya | Monday, June 07, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
Posted by: Cookie | Monday, June 07, 2010 at 04:48 PM
OK, that's amazing. Especially since I've never even seen a bluebird in the wild!
xoxo
Posted by: Nora | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 at 05:52 AM
Did you know sparrows were imported from Europe in the 1800s to make settlers feel more at home, and the little bastards aren't native at all? Ugh. The least they could have done was to import something beautiful.
Posted by: Kitten | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 at 08:28 PM
That is too cute!!!
Posted by: Carrie K | Wednesday, June 09, 2010 at 06:26 PM
We don't have bluebirds in BC. Thanks for the photos.
Posted by: LoriAngela | Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 02:39 PM