Well , we have three. I cut one of the red tip bushes down really short last year and a momma cardinal built a nest in it so low that we can look down in it just from standing there. I noticed the blue eggs a couple of weeks ago and this morning I peeked inside and there they were with their beaks wide open all featherless. I guess mom was looking for food. I just had to share this. I have never had one make a nest that is so easy watch before.
I love nature and all of her creatures, so glad you got to see them up close. I have a hummer that builds her nest in a mirmosa tree right out side my kitchen window every year, love it!
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
We have hummers too , but I can never find their nests. I think they must be so small I can see them . Most of our hummers spend a lot of time in the cedar tree right off the front porch. I hang the feeders for them there. Late last summer we had probably a hundred of them. I filled five feeders every other day. Then they migrated south.
Sharlet: What a joy to see little blue eggs! I'm glad you find such happiness in seeing such a beautiful sight. Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross
new baby cardinals
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 11:32:45 AM
