Both Bluebird parents have been very active bringing food to the young ones. Just this morning, the mother flew to the nest hole with a dark orange caterpillar.
Female Bluebird delivering food to the young chicks inside birdhouse.
As soon as that was done, she flew out with a fecal sac from one of the baby Bluebirds.
Female Bluebird carrying out fecal sac to dump it far away from the nest.
The male Bluebird came next with a bright green caterpillar.
Male Bluebird with green caterpillar.
Then the female followed that with another caterpillar.
Female Bluebird with more food.
And she again had to carry out another fecal sac.
Female Bluebird with another fecal sac.
In front of our house we have another birdhouse which was taken over by a breeding pair of Carolina Chickadees. A few days ago, the parent Chickadees were very active bringing food to the young ones and performing fecal sac duties.
Carolina Chickadee before flying toward nest.
Carolina Chickadee removing fecal sac from nest.
One day I saw a House Wren inspecting the nest.
House Wren inspecting Carolina Chickadee nest.
House Wren inspecting Carolina Chickadee nest.
House Wren are known to take over other birds’ nests, but in this case nothing happened and I think the young birds were able to fledge successfully. There is no activity at the nest today, but I will keep watching from time to time.
