All, I have a bumper crop of babies birds this year! So many parents and fledglings visiting my feeders.
The Downy parents get the award for worst parents. They left their son in the tree that holds the suet feeder. Poor kid took days to figure it out and fell into the fish pond trying to get a drink. I got him out and back into the tree. Finally his tail feathers have come in and his life has improved drastically.
The cardinals, crows, ravens, mallards and jays all have fledglings visiting the feeders, yard and grown up fence row.
Best fledgling award goes to the Baltimore Oriole couple who took up residence in a sycamore across the highway. I hold my breath each time they fly across Rt 220. Dad showed up this afternoon with a fledgling at the orange/jelly feeder. This is a first for me! I have had adults for several years, but no youngsters.
Hope everyone is seeing lots of good bird babies too!
