Elvis in oak three DSC_0247
It's good to be back home. The butterflies are flitting and the birds are singing. Well, in this case they were all squawking which alerted me that something was up. Turns out that Elvis was sitting in oak three eyeballing the bluebird box before I started snapping. He didn't stick around long, knowing he was not likely to obtain a meal while I was out and the birds obviously knew he was there.
Prior to my leaving for DC, I noted that one of the five bluebirds eggs from the second brood had not hatched. Upon arrival home it had still not hatched. In addition, one baby blue was missing from the nest. The three remaining seem healthy. Their eyes are open and they are behaving as expected. The bad egg has been removed and hopefully all will be well.
Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.
Elvis in oak three DSC_0247
It's good to be back home. The butterflies are flitting and the birds are singing. Well, in this case they were all squawking which alerted me that something was up. Turns out that Elvis was sitting in oak three eyeballing the bluebird box before I started snapping. He didn't stick around long, knowing he was not likely to obtain a meal while I was out and the birds obviously knew he was there.
Prior to my leaving for DC, I noted that one of the five bluebirds eggs from the second brood had not hatched. Upon arrival home it had still not hatched. In addition, one baby blue was missing from the nest. The three remaining seem healthy. Their eyes are open and they are behaving as expected. The bad egg has been removed and hopefully all will be well.
Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.