While working in my yard down near the road, Rich found this nest, waist-high, in a PeeGee Hydrangea bush. There were four BEAUTIFUL speckled blue eggs, and I immediately went for my camera.........
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Two days later, I returned to find these four tiny, helpless baby birds. They were featherless and you could see every bone in their bodies. |
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The next day, I was greeted by open mouths, looking for food. I saw the mother bird across the road in a tree, keeping watch. |
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Several days passed and I was enchanted to find that the babies had grown considerably and had feathers. They appear bluish in this pic; perhaps from the lighting at the time. |
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Just nine days after we first discovered the nest, the four fluffy babies are SO big that the nest can hardly contain them. I suspect that the next time I check, they will be gone......... |
Song: "Morning Has Broken"
