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Post by snowdog on Jun 29, 2006 17:18:03 GMT -5
been watching these little guys (cardinals) for the last couple of weeks -- they were in a nest down by my mailbox--today was the day to try leaving home for the first time  he needs a couple more days -- there were four of them but this guy was the smallest and he didn't have enough feathers to fly yet---kinda looks like he's having a bad morning!!   frown on his beak and the hair sticking straight up so I put him back in the nest for another couple days --- maybe with just one to feed he will grow in a hurry  the next tree over is a nest of robins --- they have a couple of weeks to go yet  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 29, 2006 18:14:12 GMT -5
they all look like little robins....cute tho.
KD
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 29, 2006 21:35:54 GMT -5
Awww i never saw little cardinal babies - I can hear momma cry from the tree in my backyard, but no babies
Can you touch them and still have the mother care for them? I thought they abandoned them once they were touched by humans
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Post by Cher on Jun 29, 2006 22:50:56 GMT -5
Awww that was so nice of you to take care of the poor little thing. We rarely see cardinals up here, just in the past few years they've been coming around, slowly moving north. There was a pair that stayed here all last winter at my neighbors and as soon as spring came, they disappeared.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 29, 2006 23:04:51 GMT -5
amazing any of them make it to grown. they are so little and vulnerable.
i'm guessing his chances were better to be touched by a human and put back for a few days rather than to stay on the ground and not be able to fly. even if mom rejects him, he can't be too far from fly day if his sibling all flew away.
kim
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Post by Slydog on Jun 30, 2006 1:34:29 GMT -5
I'd love to see those little guys in person! Can't believe you got such good pics Dave, nice going.
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Post by snowdog on Jun 30, 2006 18:54:55 GMT -5
went down to get the mail today and there were 6 little red birds that flew out of the pine tree --- mom& dad and the four young ones !! ---the one I put back in the nest yesterday was able to fly off today!!--- was just a bit slower than the rest but looks like they will all be "ok"
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Post by joe on Jul 1, 2006 0:04:41 GMT -5
Awwww, Uncle Snowdog saves the day.  Those little guys will love you forever. Bird legends will be based on your deed! |
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Post by snowdog on Jul 3, 2006 20:07:21 GMT -5
well, today when i went to get the mail I checked the robins and they were all gone --- guess they weren't that far behind the cardinals ---
KD- the robins beaks are more of a white color (cream) and the red birds are a bright yellow and only about half the size of the robins
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Post by Alice on Jul 4, 2006 12:48:02 GMT -5
awww
I had to show these pictures to my son. He's in amazement. Just sat there scrolling up and down, studying every picture.
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Post by snowdog on Jul 4, 2006 17:40:37 GMT -5
Alice, if he liked those I'll have to dig out some of my ostrich pics and email them to you --- use to incubate and hatch them ---they were a size bigger than these guys tho !
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Those little guys will love you forever. Bird legends will be based on your deed!
