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[WjColdWater]

Brown Thrasher mama tending her eggs tucked away in a spruce tree. 
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White Crowned Sparrow. 

Bluebird chicks are growing both parent birds taking turns feeding the chicks. With a CRP forb plot close the birds are thriving. 
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Evicting English Sparrows a daily task on bluebird nest boxes. 
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Recycled Paige fur lines this Chipping Sparrows nest in our obelisk in the front planter. We place all her brushings around the yard birds love the material. 

Robin chicks are growing fast with both parents feeding them. 
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Tree Swallows taking two nest boxes. Very beneficial birds eating mosquitoes and Buffalo Gnats. Very protective parent birds, dive bombing anything that approaches the box after the chicks hatch. States are starting to open now IL. Is still down with rising virus cases. Stay safe all and enjoy our natural world. 
 Wayne

Edited by WjColdWater, 16 May 2020 - 11:13 PM.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks Wayne.Great bird photos.

Frank

[WjColdWater]

Your welcome thanks for the compliment Frank! I’d rather be posting bass pics. 

Edited by WjColdWater, 17 May 2020 - 01:47 AM.

[ski3pin]

Wayne, your photos and story are so inspiring. All that new life around you!

[WjColdWater]

Wayne, your photos and story are so inspiring. All that new life around you!

Thank you! I enjoy sharing my science project to all who are interested. I also enjoy learning new things about our natural world. All you western folks post some incredible photography and adventure ideas. Plenty of inspiration on the WTW.