Bluebird Fanatic Part II
Guess What???? I now have a formed BB nest in my box. I am so excited!!!! I went out & checked a few days ago expecting to find the same sparce nesting material on the bottom of the box, but instead when I opened it up I saw a cupped nest made of pine needles & dried grass. When the female BB got this done I haven’t a clue( I work full time) but I’m so glad she found the time. Since then I’ve noticed pieces of nesting material that she must have dropped so she is still working on the nest. I hope to soon see blue BB eggs. I’ll keep you posted! Thanks for the input
Tammy / Bluebird Fanatic
Phil Said,
May 31, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
So how’d it work out?
Tammy Said,
June 3, 2009 @ 6:19 am
It didn’t work out unfortunately. The next thing I know the pair of bluebirds are nesting 2 doors down in a box, and a wren is stripping my box of its nesting material. I cannot get any bluebirds to nest in my yard, much to my dismay. I have a few pairs that come in to eat my mealworms in a container on top of the box, but not to nest just to eat. They have become quite tame though, and know when I feed them, and I no sooner turn my back to walk away, and they are coming in for a landing to eat. I think I could get them to eat out of my hands. I was thinking maybe I should move the feeding cup off the bluebird box, and maybe then they would see it more as a nesting box than a place to feed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I got some beautiful pictures of my feathered friends, and will try to get them posted, but will need my daughters help for this task. I enjoy watching these beautiful bluebirds eating mealworms on the perch, and then in the evenings they are in the trees and swooping down in the grass for bugs. I sit in amazement and ask myself how long this has been going on in my backyard, but I just never took the time to look.
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