I think there is 5, but who can count them?! that is a mess of little feet, beaks, and down!
I thought the mother acted a bit more upset when I approached, giving her little alarm clicks in disapproval. I checked the camera as well, but I have not looked to see if there are bluebirds on a couple; there should be a whole lot more videos now that they have 5 mouths to feed!
And speaking of mouths to feed, what kind of bird do you suppose laid this many eggs?
Well, if you guessed Black-Capped Chickadee, then you would be right! this is the nest that I thought was a Tufted Titmouse nest (Boy was I wrong!) And she is one of the nicest little birds around! When I lift the lid of her box, most of the time, she doesnt even fly, she just looks up at me! in fact, her are a couple shots I took with my iPhone yesterday (I had the 100-400L on my DSLR, so I couldnt take a picture with it then)
Isn't she cute?
Click them to enlarge.
If all 7 hatch, I am sure she will be quite busy trying to keep up with feeding the youngsters!
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