2010 Bluebird Nesting

These are from Kip Draper's feedmecam on ustream.


Kip didn't get the camera up before "Miss Blue Belle" laid her eggs. But in plenty of time to get to see the 5 eggs in the nest and for us watching to get nervous! They will probably hatch before April 25th. So, any time now.

Look at Mom peeking out!

Sitting on nest.

Egg showing (April 22, 2010)

Belle
Eggs

Last baby hatched on April 23rd!
Eyes open, getting ready to go?? May 5

May 9

First Chickadee Chicks 2009

If you look hard you can see the two baby chickadees that hatched today, May 5, 2009, in Kip's Birdhouse.

First Baby Bluebird 2009

Kip's First BB of 2009

Night Cam still on but Baby bluebird #1 is here! 7:50 am EDT April 28, 2009

At least two


Feeding time

All four hatched -- now I can go to work


Now I am convinced there are five! May 1, 2009





Getting Bigger May 4, 2009

Pine Sisikins

The pine siskins have overtaken the feeders at my cabin so I spend my time not bird watching in real time, but watching Kip's birds 5 miles away via the internet!

Bumblebee in bluebird nest

Chickadee eggs


Bumblebee and Bluebird eggs

Bluebirds and chickadees

Double Decker mourning dove and American goldfinch

Two Carolina chickadee eggs

Mom chickadee

Beautiful bluebird mom on 5 eggs

April Snow

Downy wookpecker in April snow (pretty sure it is downy)



Give me a red bellied woodpecker any day -- easy to id!

Red-bellied Woodpecker vs. mourning dove

Standoff between red bellied woodpecker and the blue jay. The woodpecker won!

Brown-headed nuthatch

I've been wanting to see Kip's brown-headed nuthatch and finally got it!

First of Spring

Kip's Newest Webcam

Kip Draper's latest webcam has sound and fantastic resolution. He provides such fantastic entertainment for those of us who love the North Georgia Mountain birds. This cardinal seemed to be looking straight at me!

A white-breasted nuthatch.


American Goldfinch (I think)


Mourning Dove

Pine Siskin at my feeder


Carolina Chickadee

The titmouse made a lot of noise!

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

What a shot!

Bluebirds Ready for New Brood?

On top

Looking inside

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

All the attention is on the baby bluebirds, but I finally spotted action at the hummingbird feeder.

Hairy Woodpecker

Yesterday I saw this but not the beak. Tell tale that it is a hairy woodpecker.

Kip's Bluebird Babies Hatched!!!

This is so-o-o-o exciting. I only see four chicks here.
This is blurry, but maybe there are five!!!

My first picture of all five -- May 9!May 13, 3:35 feedmecam.com/birdhouse/May 14 http://feedmecam.com/birdhouseMay 19, 2007 3:30 pm EDT Kip's birdhouse
The calendar says this might be the day they fledge. They have been so active and they have certainly been testing their wings. I'll miss them, but wish them well.
I sure was wrong about the date. Two left the nest while I was having a cup of tea with a neighbor. May 23, 1:00 pm