Update on the cardinals

plantmaven

12 years ago

They hatched May 5th.

May 14

June 4th. Daddy feeding a fledgling.

Yesterday, June 4. Most of the family.

I could not get a good picture, but it was the cutest thing when a fledling discover the water sprinkler. He would fly in and out shake off and do it again.

Also these hummers have been visiting. They seem to like to perch on this trellis.

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gardeningartist
12 years ago
I just love your family. Good pictures. I had a family of Cardinals a few years ago. This year I have a Red Shouldered hawk family residing in an oak tree. The nest is pretty high up but I can see the babies poking above the edge.

Have you seen the Decorah eagles livecam? Here is the link.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

It is a family of Bald eagles with 3 babies.

Gale
plantmaven
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12 years ago
Thanks for the link!
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rock_oak_deer
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plantmaven
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12 years ago
The babies are coming to the feeder every day. Each day I turn on a low sprinkler for them.
about 8:00 last night they flew to the patio singing loudly for the sprinkler.

They are beginning to get color on the tails and growing taller top knots. Looking more like pre-teens.
Yesterday a jay chased them off the dish of seeds. The Daddy puffed up so big and attacked the Jay.

Another male showed up, so we called him Sonny. Then another female began flying in to join him, so we named her ....ta da.....Cher.

Daddy chases them away when he sees them. Very territoral.
Maeve chases the whitewings away and has learned not to chase the cardinals. We just started saying "no red" and she would stop.
pjtexgirl
12 years ago
I have a family of cardinals too but I can't get pictures of them like this. Aren't your birds just precious? I'm so impressed you were able to get such great pictures of them.
I love your bird stories. Maeve's a good puppy!
plantmaven
Original Author
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PJ ~ I guess after the 2 days I kept putting the one back in the nest they realized I was not going to hurt their babies.

Maeve is the smartest dog I have ever seen. I can tell her or show her something and she gets it after about 3 times.
pjtexgirl
12 years ago
So your dogs and your birds are smart! That's really cool.
plantmaven
Original Author
12 years ago
Two of them playing in a sprinkler.

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closeup of one.
pjtexgirl
12 years ago
NEAT! They are really starting to mature and look like Cardinals.

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