tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post7621108874710350709..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Nest EggsProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-59001691743800548322013-07-02T08:49:45.762-05:002013-07-02T08:49:45.762-05:00I am not sure. They all appeared to be colored li...I am not sure. They all appeared to be colored like the female until I lost track of them. Maybe they WERE all female...hard to tell. I do know that I thought it strange to see one adult female feeding another in our yard until my husband pointed out one was the mother so whatever that baby was...he/she was still brown with a red beak at almost adulthood. Cardinals are so fascinating...dad keeps watch and brings food and feeds mom while she sits on the nest. So lucky I had a front row seat to watch them, as the rose bush in question is right outside one of our windows. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-31534816207150072052013-07-01T13:14:30.102-05:002013-07-01T13:14:30.102-05:00As my time continues on this patch of ground, it w...As my time continues on this patch of ground, it will be interesting to watch, won't it?ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-31161171811909302662013-07-01T13:14:03.113-05:002013-07-01T13:14:03.113-05:00So, my only question is, "When do the cardina...So, my only question is, "When do the cardinal babies turn red?"ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-23005408328781885842013-07-01T10:27:45.412-05:002013-07-01T10:27:45.412-05:00I did the same thing a couple of years ago with a ...I did the same thing a couple of years ago with a nest of cardinals in my rose bush. I just LOVED the daily watching of those babies grow up in my yard! Each spring the birds and rabbits try again with the nesting near the house, but most times the little ones don't survive the snakes, hawks and occasional bobcat that share our central Texas ranch. I realize now how lucky and blessed I was to witness the whole thing from nest-building to fledgling! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-36258889642344700302013-06-30T21:25:40.496-05:002013-06-30T21:25:40.496-05:00Love the nestlings and little killdeer! To be so ...Love the nestlings and little killdeer! To be so sure that the killdeer nested in the same bowl depression as 2 years ago is amazing - and I am completely with you in wondering how many killdeer have nested in that depression over the years. Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-60859137233996912992013-06-29T18:54:27.083-05:002013-06-29T18:54:27.083-05:00Oh, I couldn't stand not peeking....they'r...Oh, I couldn't stand not peeking....they're getting bigger by the day.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-74188119089362947082013-06-29T08:55:42.367-05:002013-06-29T08:55:42.367-05:00Congratulations! It's wonderful that the bird...Congratulations! It's wonderful that the birds like your yard. If it were me, I would be checking on those Bluebird babies once a day ... and I AM checking on my Wrens every day ... snapping portraits for posterity. Unlike the Mockingbirds earlier this year, the Wren parents aren't hazardous to one's wellbeing.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.com