Sunday, May 30, 2010

Baby Birds

We found 3 little baby birds in our back yard today. One was on the tree trunk and two were on the ground hidden under some brush. They were all calling out so pathetically for their mommy. We watched them for several hours and got really upset because their was no sign of the momma bird and they just kept calling and calling. We were afraid she wasn't going to come. Rob had actually seen a bird with similar coloring and spotting on Fri. flying with a fish in its mouth and being tailed by a bald eagle! We were afraid the bird with the fish was the mommy and the eagle got a hold of it trying to get the fish. Well, by late afternoon, the mommy and daddy came back. After seeing them, we are pretty sure they are wood-peckers. The baby bird on the tree had made it back up to the top and we were able to watch the parent birds feed it. But they paid no attention to the 2 babies still calling to them on the ground. Then, the one in the tree fell back out! Now all three of them are on the ground in our back yard. We are hoping the mommy feeds them and cares for them till they can fly. It is really breaking our hearts. I was able to get some really close pictures of the one one the tree. The ones on the ground didn't turn out so well, but if they are still there tomorrow, I'll take more.




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