Been Caught Flying
So. Baby birds. Start back here if you didn't catch that post. Mucho thanks-o.
OK, then. Let's just skip ahead to the birds' eighth day of life because that's when they rose from the nest and gave me a heart attack. I casually strolled down the driveway, camera in hand, all ready to take another photo of them snuggled nice and warm in their nest. Just as I reached the bush, there was an explosion as four tiny beasts suddenly leapt from their homes and flew straight towards my head in an attempt to gouge my eyes out.
Or maybe I startled them and they were all, "ABORT! ABORT! OUT OF THE NEST!" Whatever.
Regardless, the four little babies flew all over the yard. They weren't terribly good at the whole flight thing, but they were able to go about ten feet before making a little crash landing. I managed to find three of the four scattered around the yard.
The one in the grass got a little irritated with the paparazzi and tried to go all Britney Spears with a tiny bird umbrella. See:
Sadly, I haven't seen any of the birds since they tried to murder me. It's a sad little empty nest by our driveway now. :-(
Friday, June 4, 2010
Reader Comments (8)
For 2 years I had a robin build a nest right outside my bathroom window. It was amazing because I could get so close and watch them grow. I thought when they got old enough to fly they would practice and then come back to the nest a few times before leaving for good. Not so. Once they go, they don't come back. :-(
We had a bluejay nest fall out of a tree. After some reconstruction, we got it back up and I had a single paparazzi momeent, but since then I don't know if the babies flew off or not.
Your chicks are much cuter. Love the snap in the grass.
So glad you survived the ATTACK!!!
:D That is hysterical!
Sigh, they grow so fast.
I also LOOOVE the shot of the birdie in the grass. I love its little tufty horns of feathers that give it an ornery look on its face. Hahaha.
Don't worry, His eye is on the sparrow.
We've had a nest in our tree every year, and this is the first year there were no eggs and no baby birds :-) So nice that you got all these great pictures!
We have THREE different bird nests on our front porch.
I tried to get up there and investigate some squawking in one of them yesterday, but chickened out when I imagined getting dive-bombed by an angry mama bird.
Oh, honey girl, if that empty nest is giving you frowny faces, I am going to start stockpiling the martinis for the one that hits in 14 years or so.