It has been a very busy year. We made a couple of trips this year, but the most scenic was RMNP...for the second year in a row. We visited the park back in August, but due to some life changes (and some laziness), I am finally posting about it in December. West Side During our …
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Starting off easy We flew into Denver (duh!) and drove toward the mountains. We passed through Boulder to stop at REI to pick up a few things (almost forgot stove fuel). Driving along US 36, we turned at route 7 for a more scenic route. Also, along route 7 we had to stop by Lily …
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities A couple of days ago I checked on the nest to take another picture of the baby birds. I figured this may be the last picture I take of them before they fledged. The nestbox is too high for me to see into, but I can reach the …
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities It's hard to believe but the 3 little birds are getting close to fledging. At 12 days old, all of their feathers appear to be in and they should be ready for test flights within a week. Time goes by fast. Harvey and Sharon have been seen throughout …
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities Harvey and Sharon's first brood are beginning to look more like birds and less like pink little monsters. Their feathers have really come in over the last few days. Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 The last 2 eggs do not appear to have hatched unfortunately.
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities Three of Sharon's five eggs have hatched. We are not sure if the other two will hatch. The three baby birds hatched on the same day and are 3 days old. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 You can see the remaining eggs in the nest. Since the …
Fast Development The last egg was laid on April 28th (give or take a day). So, if the current "clutch" of eggs are on schedule, they could hatch as early as today. More than likely, the newest additions to the Blue's family will hatch within the next few days. All five eggs from the first …
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities First pictures of the adult Blues of 2021. Sharon is spending most of her time incubating the eggs and Harvey is helping her fend off intrusive squirrels and birds. Sharon ruffling her feathersHarvey obscured by leaves
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities 2021 It’s a new year and Spring has sprung. You know what that means? It’s time for the birds to find a new home for the season. I’ve made this easy with the Blue Family Nestbox 2.0; featuring improved ventilation, superior rain protection, and quality building materials. Nestbox …
Follow all of the Blue's Family activities New home, new nestbox We changed residences since last year, and we left the old nestbox behind on the off-chance that one of the birds from last year will move back in. Therefore our new home needed a home for bluebirds. We had seen them around the yard …
The second brood developed faster than the first. One fledgling remained after 16 days in the nestbox as the adults tried to make him fledge.
The second brood of the season hatched and we have 4 babies accounted for. They are about 3 days old. We took a quick peek inside the nestbox while the mother was out.
