Wild Bird Wednesday - Nest Cameras

For the second year I'm filming a Violet-Green Swallow family in their nest box. The box has a camera inside that we've strung to a spare TV in the house so I can watch them all the time!

Mama VG laid 5 eggs over Memorial Day Weekend, while I was out of town, and 4 of them hatched.

Today is day 10.

Here is one of the first videos of the year, Mama beginning preparations. I started her out with a little bit of nesting material to which she adds a ton of feathers.

5 eggs!

4 little birds growing like crazy.

Their eyes are just starting to open and they are doing lots of preening on all those new feathers popping out!

Dark-eyed Junco

Over the weekend I discovered a Junco nest in a hanging Strawberry basket so we hooked up a camera and I can switch between watching the Violet-Green Swallow, to the Juncos.

I'm hoping the VG's fledge about the time the Junco's hatch so I don't have to worry about missing anything!

Here's the basket with the camera clamped directly above!

Daddy Junco on the nest!

UPDATE!!

As of today (6/21/16) we have 3 eggs!!

Video of Dad on the nest.

I post most of the photos and videos I get everyday to my Instagram so if you'd like to keep up in between blog posts that's where you'll see the most!

Link below.

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If you'd like to take a look at some of last years pics and videos on my blog CLICK HERE!

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Violet-Green Swallows - Fledged 07-11-15 WBW

My Violet-Green Swallow babies all filed out of the nest one after the other this morning, right on schedule.

Today is day 25 and that is the average time it takes to fledge.

They did everything right on schedule!

After a couple of hours out of the nest one flew back in the nest box and they all spent time on the garage roof.  Mom and Dad are as busy as ever keeping track of them and taking care.

Here's a short video of one in the box and one on the roof. They are a little clumsy landing,  but considering they just started flying a couple of hours ago it's absolutely amazing how well they do!

Kristi

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Violet-Green Swallow Nesting - Wild Bird Wednesday

 

Mama has been collecting for the nest!

Handsome couple!

Still watching and waiting.
One day she'll be in the nest dozens of times the next day only a few. She is a tease! :) It has to happen soon, I've been watching her for 3-4 weeks!

Kristi

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Wild Bird Wednesday

 So many wonderful bird pictures from my weekend trip to the Port Townsend WA area.

Female Anna's Hummingbird in Discovery Bay WA

She posed for me for some time so I actually have so many wonderful shots of her it was hard to pick out only a couple.

Bald Eagle Preening, Discovery Bay WA

Golden Crowned Sparrow in Sequim, WA

I believe this is an juvenile Bald Eagle, there were many adults around.

Sequim, WA

Wonderful little White Crowned Sparrow singing it's heart out.

There were many of these around singing for the world, and very cooperative with me taking their picture!

Discovery Bay, WA

  

A pair of Raven, from a distance they almost looked like one large bird.

Sequim, WA

Kristi

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Featuring Cilla of TellYourGirlFriends

Cilla is a neighbor of mine, well a distant ok very distant neighbor. She lives North of me across the border in Canada. Not that far away really. Cilla does beautiful work and enters many of the challenges that I do on Art Bead Scene and Love My Art Jewelry. I believe it's probably through these challenges that we met.

Cilla has a shop on Etsy and her BLOG as well.
Be sure to visit her and favorites and comments are always welcome I'm sure.
Now for some Eye Candy!!!
Enjoy!

Forest Floor Challenge

This is my entry in Humblebeads Forest Floor Challenge. The forest is full of wildlife including snakes so I've used my Copper Snakeskin Components paired with fantastic Lampwork beads by BeadAbundant. I think the beautiful earthiness of these earrings fit the challenge.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78285297/snakeskin-and-ancient-scrolls-lampwork





Kristi

BTW July 6 2011

Tried to take a slight break away from the Bead Table. I may not have been creating PMC components or Jewelry but I was still shopping!! I'll be taking some time off of work due to health reasons next week and hope to be able to do some jewelry making too, I've got lots of beautiful beads and components to work with.

Absolutely amazing bead sets from LyndasBeadDreams

I received 2 pair of wonderful beads from SueBeads

I also received these super cool Fire Agate Drops from MonaMiaGallery2 she also sent me some Faceted Aventurine freebies which I love!!

CLICK HERE!! to go to Flickr and see what everybody else is working on today!

Kristi