Blue Birds

If you're friends with me on facebook you may have heard me mention a couple times now the bluebird nest we have sitting directly outside of our kitchen window? If not, I'll explain. Last month sometime the neighbor who lives directly across from us (his window/front door faces ours), knocked on our door to let us know of "the unique opportunity we have" and that a nest was being built right-up-there-yonder- (no-he doesn't talk like that). For the following weeks we saw the proud bluebird parents in our complex quite often, collecting twigs and other quality nest making materials. We were surprised by how quiet they were. We would walk by the tree, take a peek at the nest and be surprised to see mama bird patiently sitting and waiting. We the number of cats that frequent our complex we were worried this wouldn't last, but so far- it has! A couple of weeks ago I was coming in from doing the laundry and heard the tiniest of chirps. BABIES!! And now we only hear them come feeding time. The other morning I was just lucky and happened to be pouring myself a cup of coffee as I saw mom and dad land in the tree. I kept watching and all of a sudden it looked like this:

Breakfast! I just couldn't believe the scrawny little necks and how wide they can open their mouths. Quite exciting don't you think? And now, mom and dad just fly around the complex keeping a watchful eye over all who enter. This was them yesteday:


And this was taken through our kitchen window so I don't know if you can see it very well. But see that mess of twigs?