Born Today
This is the first of two catbird young ones to hatch. The nest is in a hedge near my office. I have been checking the progress of the nest since I first discovered it. Curiously, about 10 days ago I discovered 3 eggs in the nest. The following day there were 5. The day after that there were only 2. My ID guide says they usually lay 4 eggs so I'm not really sure what's up with the missing eggs. This little fellow is just a few hours old. There were two eggs last night. I am being as careful as I can to be considerate of the parents who seem not particularly concerned with me taking a quick peak every now and then. If I felt I was stressing them I would just leave them be. The parents feed daily at the suet feeder at my office window.
Born Today
This is the first of two catbird young ones to hatch. The nest is in a hedge near my office. I have been checking the progress of the nest since I first discovered it. Curiously, about 10 days ago I discovered 3 eggs in the nest. The following day there were 5. The day after that there were only 2. My ID guide says they usually lay 4 eggs so I'm not really sure what's up with the missing eggs. This little fellow is just a few hours old. There were two eggs last night. I am being as careful as I can to be considerate of the parents who seem not particularly concerned with me taking a quick peak every now and then. If I felt I was stressing them I would just leave them be. The parents feed daily at the suet feeder at my office window.