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Baby Boom
2008.08.26
When this feeder is full, it's nearly always completely occupied. When it's not, the birds fly back and forth, on and off of it, almost as if they're trying to tell me to fill it up again.
The bird at the top can't access any food from that perch, as the seed level has gone down. He's waiting for an open spot. The one in the upper right kept poking his head out the side after every bite, like a game of peek-a-boo.
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When this feeder is full, it's nearly always completely occupied. When it's not, the birds fly back and forth, on and off of it, almost as if they're trying to tell me to fill it up again.
The bird at the top can't access any food from that perch, as the seed level has gone down. He's waiting for an open spot. The one in the upper right kept poking his head out the side after every bite, like a game of peek-a-boo.
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So many more lurking in the trees.
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So many more lurking in the trees.
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A new fledgling and his or her daddy.
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A new fledgling and his or her daddy.
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A youngster checking out the feeders below.
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A youngster checking out the feeders below.
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Another youngster with its daddy.
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Another youngster with its daddy.
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This is such a frustrating shot for me. I was focused on the fledgling on the left, waiting for a parent to come feed it. Just as I took this shot, I realized that there was a parent feeding its young in the lower right. I immediately tried to focus on them, but they flew off. This was the closest I was able to get to photograph a parent feeding its young.
After I looked at the photo on the computer, I realized that there was yet another youngster almost directly behind the one in focus. (You can see it if you enlarge the photo.) Both youngsters are watching the parent.
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This is such a frustrating shot for me. I was focused on the fledgling on the left, waiting for a parent to come feed it. Just as I took this shot, I realized that there was a parent feeding its young in the lower right. I immediately tried to focus on them, but they flew off. This was the closest I was able to get to photograph a parent feeding its young.
After I looked at the photo on the computer, I realized that there was yet another youngster almost directly behind the one in focus. (You can see it if you enlarge the photo.) Both youngsters are watching the parent.
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A young male cardinal, still coming into its color. The patterns of the young males are really interesting - they have the most unusual splotches of color.
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A young male cardinal, still coming into its color. The patterns of the young males are really interesting - they have the most unusual splotches of color.
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A young house finch, making its way to the safflower feeder.
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A young house finch, making its way to the safflower feeder.
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Accidental bird-in-flight photo. Not the best, but I'll take it! :)
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Accidental bird-in-flight photo. Not the best, but I'll take it! :)
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We've been experiencing a bit of an avian baby boom around here lately. Last week I noticed that the finch feeders were being emptied at a much faster rate than normal. The tube feeder alone is being emptied in two or three days.
The other day I was relaxing on the porch, watching all the activity in the yard, when I realized that there were a lot of new babies in the area - especially the goldfinches. No wonder they're going through the food so fast!
