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Apr 25, 2014 14:39 |  #1

Hi all,

Our Eastern Bluebird pair (Ben & Faith) have their first nest of the season well underway, with 5 healthy chicks in the nestbox due to fledge by the end of this month.

Ben:

IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-jhMNsgq/0/XL/sx40_bluebird_ben_bit_206-XL.jpg

Faith:
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-8KxT5fW/0/XL/sx50_bluebird_faith_bit_571-XL.jpg

And while we anxiously await our first Bluebird fledging, here are some recent shots of a few of our other yardbirds...

Northern Flicker:
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-R8Xn6WH/0/X2/sx50_flicker_bit_416-X2.jpg

Red-bellied Woodpecker:
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-5Td9cS3/0/X2/sx50_red_bellied_woodpecker_bit_277-X2.jpg

American Goldfinch:
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-VgcsQ6H/0/X2/sx50_goldfinch_bit_194-X2.jpg

House Finch:
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-pkCVtm3/0/XL/sx50_house_finch_boas_632-XL.jpg

American Robin (portrait) :
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-vjbmCNt/0/XL/sx50_robin_portrait_158-XL.jpg

Northern Cardinal (portrait) :
IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-Blossoms-8/i-7fhsQRD/0/XL/sx50_cardinal_portrait_629-XL.jpg

We hope you enjoy these,

Kenn

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Apr 25, 2014 15:05 |  #2

As always, I enjoyed them very much! More please!

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Apr 25, 2014 15:56 |  #3

Wow stunning work. Really beautiful. I have 3 blue bird houses up on my property and so far no activity.:(

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Apr 25, 2014 17:15 |  #4

Wonderful shots.

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Apr 25, 2014 17:42 |  #5

Truly great photos.

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Apr 25, 2014 18:10 as a reply to  @ A1original's post |  #6

The Bluebirds and the blossoms are awesome, Kenn. So well done, as always, but these seem even better!

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Apr 25, 2014 20:04 |  #7

Kenn, wow I really like them all.

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Apr 25, 2014 20:09 |  #8

These are beautiful Kenn.....what kind of tree is that with those gorgeous pink blooms on it?


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Apr 26, 2014 02:39 |  #9

Sharp and nice! Beautiful shots

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Apr 26, 2014 07:30 |  #10

Amazing work Kenn, very sharp and clear with mouth-watering colour.

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Apr 26, 2014 07:39 |  #11

Another great set Kenn, beautiful work.

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Apr 28, 2014 11:06 |  #12

The Fantastically Fast Fledging of Nest 2014-1

Thanks everybody for your comments.

Sorry we didn't get back to this sooner but we've had a very busy Bluebird weekend here. Setting up at 6am and watching continuously until dark for 3 days running...
Then finally on Sunday evening (Day18) at just after 6pm all five nestlings of Nest 2014-1 became fledglings. They popped out of the box one right after the other, each one flying directly to the trees without difficulty... and the nest was empty in just 9 minutes.
#1 6:03pm
#2 6:05pm
#3 6:08pm
#4 6:09pm
#5 6:11pm
This is certainly a record for us... Speed Fledging - what a concept!

Unfortunately only the last baby out landed near enough for a photo and with poor light so late in the day I had to capture it with ISO 800 (not ideal for superzoom cameras) :

IMAGE: http://kenn3d.smugmug.com/Nature/KTShots-Bluebirds/i-vN4SfzT/0/L/sx40_bluebird_fledgling_bit_350-L.jpg

We did also get some comparably low-tech slomo video to document the event however, which can be seen here:
http://kenn3d.smugmug.​com …3#!i=3207602662​&k=h4RNP9F (external link)

Ben and Faith continued to carry food up to them in a far tree until dusk, where they endured thunderstorms thruout their first night in the wild. But we know they were well-fed and safely off the ground at least, and they could all sure do with a shower after 18 days in the box together.

We are delighted of course. :)

Please wish them good luck.

Kenn


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These are beautiful Kenn.....what kind of tree is that with those gorgeous pink blooms on it?
Sharon

Hi Sharon,
That's a RedBud tree. These lovely trees are plentiful in our community and splash the countryside with this glorious color each Spring. It was also the first landing site for our Baby Blue #5 in the photo above.

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