Overeager frog
This frog is a little too eager to catch the dragonfly.
Get off my back!
This duck found a very comfortable place to sleep yesterday at the Chattanooga aquarium:
duck sleep on a turtle's shell
Bluebird Hatchlings: Day 4 (video!)
The bluebird hatchlings seem to be getting stronger and stronger each day. As expected, the parents are very busy, feeding their babies several times per hour.
Apparently eating every 15 minutes is not enough for these birds though:
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Bluebird Hatchlings: Day 3
This bluebird hatchlings have arranged themselves now so that you can see all five of them.
It’s good to see that all five are alive. They’ve faced some pretty cold weather in the mornings, but it’s all passed now.
Bluebird Hatchlings: Day 2
The hatchlings are two days old now and the down is starting to fill in. As you can see, they’ve flipped over since yesterday. Their eyes still haven’t opened.
You can also see that they’re very hungry!
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Hatched!
After 15 days of incubation, the Bluebirds finally hatched yesterday. Still blind and naked, it’ll be about 12-14 more days until they’re ready to leave the nest. I hope to be able to get into the box each day as these little guys become less and less bug-like.
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Bluebirds perching on trees
Here are some more pictures of the bluebirds, this time perching on various trees around my backyard:
Golden eagle throws a goat off of a cliff
Here’s footage of a Golden Eagle picking up a goat and throwing it off of a cliff. Below is a picture of a pair of Golden Eagles from the Nashville Zoo.
Bluebirds looking after their box
The eggs are set to hatch in about a week. The parents seem to be getting more and more used to me every day, but are still very protective. I managed to sneak a peek inside of the box and did confirm that they stopped at five eggs.
Here are some pictures of the mom and dad looking after their box:
Day 5: Egg 5
This might be the last bluebird egg. The picture is from Monday, but the parents have become very protective since making me think that the Mom is incubating.
If I even get close to the box, the Dad swoops down over my head… which is a good thing, because I want them to be defending their box from potential predators.
Until they get comfortable with me, I won’t be able to look in the box again.
But assuming this is the last egg, they’re scheduled to hatch on the 28th.
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