Big-Mouth Fuzzy Faces!
Have you ever peeked into a bird nest during the feeding cycle? All you can see is a tangle of impossibly wide open mouths fringed with baby bird fuzz!
Surprise! ……this year a pair of Bluebirds built their nest about 10-12 ft. from our back door. They built their second nest of the season in a bird house that is usually taken by House Wrens or Black-Capped Chickadees.
Here you can find a ton of detailed information on Bluebirds including a fantastic “nest cam.”
If you live within the Eastern Bluebird’s nesting range you know just how captivating these birds are with the bright blue and orange plumage of the males and the soft blue/brown coloring of the females. They usually begin building their first nest in late February then produce a second brood in mid to late June.
It’s always such a thrill for us to watch the doting parents waiting for the first sound of eggs cracking. Then they begin the seemingly never-ending task of feeding the latest batch of “Big Mouth Fuzzy Faces!”
What delightful visitors these beautiful birds are. Never venturing far from their nest, they serenade us from dawn to dusk with their babbling/burbling gentle voices. They also provide entertainment for our dog and kitty…thankfully Bluebirds aren’t considered a snack around here!
How to attract birds to your yard… it’s easy!
Occasionally we get lucky and are visited by some of the fledglings very soon after they leave the nest. Pictured here is a little fellow that landed in one of our deck chairs a couple of years ago. As I was taking this photo he looked up as if to say, “Who are you and what did you do with my real Mom?”
Happy Bird Watching,
The JP Gang