Wednesday, July 27

Wren babies and more bunting.

The second batch of house wrens made it! I'm so glad..the first batch of eggs was wrecked by coons.
One of the parent birds is missing a tail, but it isn't stopping him/her from excellent parenting.


By the way..you can't do anything around here without catbirds up in your biz.









The babies/parents weren't bothered by me looking at them through the plexiglass window in the birdhouse.
The catbirds had a lot to say about it.

Recently, I remembered my uncle called me Catbird for YEARS.
Not so flattering, Uncle Joe.
Granted, kinda true.  *cough*

Less hideous Indigo Bunting shots:






Get back here, dammit!
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16 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJuly 27, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    oh, those indigos are so beautiful!!! thanks for being persistent! and hurray for the wrens! and catbirds too!

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  2. JillJuly 27, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    All of these are really nice. Love those buntings.

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  3. LeenieJuly 27, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Great bird photos. You're quite observant and quick with the camera. The wrens around here are so small that it's pretty tricky to even see them, much less photograph them. The buntings are amazingly BLUE.

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  4. LynnJuly 27, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Fun pics of the bunting! I have a couple Catbirds in the yard, they seem to like my strawberries as much as I do...:@)

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  5. LouiseJuly 27, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Oh, those are good shots! I get a kick out of the last bunting shot. He's off! I wonder what happened to the one wren's tail. They have such cute little wagging ones, it's a pity he or she lost it.

    The catbirds around here are quick to swear and chatter at me when I show my face, too.

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  6. NancyJuly 27, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    What a great variety of birds you have. My mom has a catbird that stays around her place every summer. I just love their call. :)

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  7. jeanlivingsimpleJuly 27, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    My Bird Cake Recipe is free on my blog/site. Catbirds/Mockingbirds/Brown Thrashers love it!

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  8. bethJuly 27, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    thanks for the bird shots....i haven't gotten any good ones lately :(

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  9. MichelleJuly 27, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    That little Indigo is a beauty!

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  10. CloudiaJuly 27, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    What a happy post! loved it.

    I post birds tomorrow also :)


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  11. AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Sam those are pretty dang good Indigo shots! We love our wrens but they are agressive little feathery bodies! Geeesh life is rough out there, poor thing. No tail.

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  12. gldJuly 28, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Wonderful bird shots!

    The Mocking Birds are the ones that annoy the heck out of me sometimes.

    I haven't seen a cat bird this year.

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  13. LB @ Bullets And BiscuitsJuly 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Nice shots!

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  14. AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Cool photos. I wish we had Indigo Buntings in my backyard...

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  15. Leslie July 28, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Love the wren babies! And the shot with the worm is fabulous! Sweet birds!

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  16. laurak/ForestWalkArt :)July 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    oooooh!! wow!! thanks for the peek inside the wren's house!! unfortunately...our wrnes that happen to build nests near the house...tend to become snake food :(

    the Bunting is beautiful!! GREAT shots!!

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