Our Baby Birds

It is crazy to see how much the baby birds have grown in a week.

April 18th

April 19th

April 20th

April 21st

April 22nd

April 23rd

One of the birds has left the nest, but there are still 3 that are staying in the nest.

We actually got to watch the bird practice flying.  It was pretty cool.

Today

I know they will all leave soon because there is not much room left in their tiny nest.

Snapshot Sunday- Macro Garden & More Birds

I had some fun with my macro lens yesterday.

The blueberry bushes are blooming.

Beans are sprouting.

Roses are blooming.

The clematis is in full bloom.

Even dandelions can be pretty, right? 

Can't forget the birds.

I can't believe how much they have grown in a week.

I read somewhere that the mom and dad robin make over 400 trips in one day to feed their babies.  I would believe it.  The babies were on their own most of the weekend, but it seemed like the parents were always coming back with more food.  It seems like they are eating constantly.

You should be able to tell from this photo that there are indeed 4 babies.

I am going to be sad when they leave the nest.  I am totally obsessed with watching these little guys.

Bird Watching

We have been doing some bird watching at my house.  We have a mountain laurel tree right outside our bathroom window.  It must be the perfect place for a nest because it seems like we have a bird nest there every year.  We usually get doves, but this year we have a robin. 

We have been watching for the eggs to hatch for a couple of weeks now and finally this week they hatched.

How cute are these little guys?  I think they are hungry. It has been so fascinating to watch the momma and daddy bird tending to the babies.  I think I check the window at least 15 times a day.

It's hard to tell from the photo, but there are 3-4 baby birds.  I have seen 3, but Harper swears there are 4 of them.  I think they are used to us glaring at them now because it doesn't seem to bother them any more.  Hopefully I will be able to get some shots of them as they get bigger.