A while back we discovered a robin nest under our front steps and we watched as Momma Robin hatched her babies. It was only a day or two after I took these pictures and they were gone. Apparently they had learned to fly and off they went. More recently we discovered what I believe to be a Meadowlark who her nest along the edge of the driveway out front of the house. I stumbled on her by accident one day and she scared me to death. Now some of you may know that I do not really like birds -- they are OK from afar, but I do not want anything with feathers to get too close to me. However, it is pretty amazing to watch these little gals with their eggs. Momma Meadowlark gets her feathers ruffled every time you make a move and when I mow she parades back and forth with each pass I make. Friday night when I was mowing she was exceptionally excited. Unlike Momma Robin who quietly kept an eye on us, Momma Meadowlark is very verbal! When I got close with the mower I saw only two eggs and at first I thought something must have gotten one of her eggs, but upon looking closer I saw a tiny baby bird. Saturday morning there were two and by evening there were three babies. From what I found on the Internet, they usually also build a "dome" out of grass to keep the nest waterproof and to hide from predators, but for some reason this bird did not follow the rules. With all the rain we had earlier I'm surprised it didn't wash her away! Pretty amazing, and I wanted to share some pictures. Birth is truly a miracle, regardless of the species.
A while back we discovered a robin nest under our front steps and we watched as Momma Robin hatched her babies. It was only a day or two after I took these pictures and they were gone. Apparently they had learned to fly and off they went. More recently we discovered what I believe to be a Meadowlark who her nest along the edge of the driveway out front of the house. I stumbled on her by accident one day and she scared me to death. Now some of you may know that I do not really like birds -- they are OK from afar, but I do not want anything with feathers to get too close to me. However, it is pretty amazing to watch these little gals with their eggs. Momma Meadowlark gets her feathers ruffled every time you make a move and when I mow she parades back and forth with each pass I make. Friday night when I was mowing she was exceptionally excited. Unlike Momma Robin who quietly kept an eye on us, Momma Meadowlark is very verbal! When I got close with the mower I saw only two eggs and at first I thought something must have gotten one of her eggs, but upon looking closer I saw a tiny baby bird. Saturday morning there were two and by evening there were three babies. From what I found on the Internet, they usually also build a "dome" out of grass to keep the nest waterproof and to hide from predators, but for some reason this bird did not follow the rules. With all the rain we had earlier I'm surprised it didn't wash her away! Pretty amazing, and I wanted to share some pictures. Birth is truly a miracle, regardless of the species.
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