Monday, June 20, 2011
WE HAVE EGGS!!!!!
Let me start out with some background information. We moved into this house in south Arlington, Texas about 6 years ago. It was a scarcely populated area with very little trees because of all the new developments around. We never really saw any birds except for crows/blackbirds. In the years since we have lived here we have begun to see some new birds such as doves, mockingbirds, and wrens or sparrows (not sure which). We tried putting out bird food but it didn't really bring anything new.
You also need to know that my grandmother, Stella Frances Green, was an avid bird watcher. She knew most of the types of birds in her area of southwest Oklahoma and if she didn't, she had a book to look it up in. In her yard you could find: Goldfinches, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Chickadees (my favorite), Hummingbirds, Titmouse, Robins, Cedar Waxwings, Baltimore Orioles and many many more. She went to be with Jesus this last Feb. 14th. About two months after her death, Spring hit and so did the birds. We started seeing all these different birds that we had never seen before. I was glad that I had one of my grandmother's books to look them all up. We had cow birds (black with a brown head) and House Finches (brown with a red head). Then when my mom came to visit guess what showed up? EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. It was amazing. My grandmother once had some in a nest box that had a glass back and attached to her window. The babies hatched and a snake ate them. It was sad but part of the food chain, I guess.
So a month or so went by and we hadn't seen them much. My husband found an Eastern Bluebird nest box at Walmart and put it up in the backyard near our Oklahoma Redbud tree that we got from our friends, Donna and Clinton Cole, just after we moved. Then about a week after we put it up Guess who showed back up? Our sweet little Eastern Bluebirds. They were making a nest in the box. The next time I checked the nest there were 3 eggs. Then a few days later, there were 5 eggs. We were sooooo excited!!!!!! I took pictures every few days. I will be posting the pics here for you to see. Just so you know... They all hatched, one got eaten by my dog (who also killed all but one baby rabbit that momma rabbit decided to have in our backyard), the rest fledged. We also put up another nest box nearby. This has been about a month ago. We have not seen the bluebirds since. Today for the first time, I saw them and guess what???? They have made a nest in the new nest box and there are 3 EGGS!!!!!!! So hear we go again.. This time my husband suggested that I start a blog so here it is..
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What a nice little blog entry, Leslie! I enjoyed reading it--thanks for sharing it with us. I am now following your blog--you should check out my blogs. ;) Love ya and miss ya!
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