#nest box

[geopsych]

Same walk this morning. I walked out of the woods on the northeast path instead of the others that I usually walk and it opens onto a low south-facing slope. Because of the warm sun from the south the whole slope was bare of snow and birds that can't easily find food when snow covers the ground were active there, including at least 5 bluebirds. There's a bluebird box nearby and despite it being January it looks like this bluebird pair have been getting busy! It's easy for us to forget, living our modern human lives, that once we're a month out from solstice the days are significantly longer and for nature that makes a difference. In a couple days it will be Imbolc, also know as St. Brigid (Brighid, Bridget)'s Day, halfway between solstice and in the northern hemisphere, spring equinox. Trees feel the warmer sun and longer days and sap starts to stir, making their leaf and flower buds swell. Not only did I see these bluebirds nesting and feeding young but for the first time since autumn I heard a cardinal singing its longer song, its love song, and titmice too changing their tune toward courtship. This is the very beginning of spring although the landscape won't be green until some time in April and most of the trees won't leaf out until May. We can still get lots of snow but underground and among the birds changes are happening.

[michaelnordeman]

An Eurasian nuthatch/nötväcka inspecting a nest box. Värmland, Sweden (April 6, 2017).

[cathkaesque]

My babies are leaving me!! This is the first one, who looks like they leave by accident. 5 left in the box now

[thevictoriousone]

We have baby bluebirds!!! All 5 of the eggs in our nest box hatched - great job, mama bird.

Also featuring my 8yo’s reaction to seeing them.

[photozoi]

Bewick's Wren

[tilbageidanmark]

Lego birdhouse

[sunshinesight]

The front yard house wren eggs have hatched.

[harvestheart]

Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), peering from the entrance to a nest box, family Hirundinidae, found across most of North America

photograph by em_photography22

[team-bluetit]

2025 is here!

Firstly, apologies - I ran out of steam last year because there were SO many videos I was struggling to choose between them and then writing the commentary and so on… life got too busy.

So - less pressure on myself this year. Will post videos, they may not be Definitely The Best Video the trip wire captured but they will be videos. I may or may not comment on them. That seems doable :)

You are most welcome to follow along and hopefully Barry and Beryl will have another successful nesting year!

[everydaydeeds]

Day 3770 - We've got another nest in one of our boxes! Great crested flycatchers.

[planeyboys]

airplane nest box live cam waiting for the weans to hatch

[wolfythewitch]

Statement begins

[cathkaesque]

I give these guys 2 days max before they fly

[thevictoriousone]

Round two with eastern bluebird babies!

The first pic is from this morning and the second is from this evening, so the fourth egg hatched today (which should mean that they’ve all hatched within the last 24 hours).

I have the nest box a lot more protected from go this time, so I’m really hoping all 4 of these little guys will make it to fledging this time.

[k-star-holic]

Song Eun-yi Reveals Luxury Nest Box on 2nd Floor...Kim Sook Surprises on 98-inch Super TV

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[spindle-and-nima]

Baby exploration!