| | Nestling DevelopmentsHere's a slightly clearer picture of our robin acquaintance. She's putting up with us a bit more now that her eggs have hatched.
Robins ignore their first egg or two for a day after they are laid. Then they lay another egg or two. This way, they can be sure that all the eggs will hatch at basically the same time, giving all the hatchlings the best chance of survival. So, a couple of days ago, this situation obtained in the nest:
And then, next time we peeked:
Four absurd hatchlings! Can you even sort them out? They have dark eye capsules and darkish stubs where their wings will be. Have you ever seen such helpless little objects? Thank goodness for the robin mama, is all I can say.
We disturb the robin as little as possible, but once a day I have to open the front door (or come around the front) to get the newspaper and check my mail. So that's when my husband takes pictures. While he stretches up, standing on the porch railing and steadying the camera on the porch ceiling, the robin disapproves of us from a nearby tree branch, as follows:
I feel thoroughly Taken a Dim View Of, don't you?
CG
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| | Posted 5/1/2008 10:15 AM - 6 comments
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. Amazing!
