Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
For the record...
I don't like snakes. Especially snakes that are huge. They cause me to scream while others chase after them. You can tell me how beneficial they are all day long but I still don't like them. And I'll still scream. End of story.
:::
Completely separate from the last picture, but again, it is for the record...
Brent joined the men and helped at our "community farm" during the castration of a couple of pigs. Yep! And we don't even have pigs! But, we were there to be a part of it. Should we be proud?
A photo log continued...
- Nest Eggs
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Birds all the summer day
- Flutter and quarrel
- Here in the arbour-like
- Tent of the laurel.
- Here in the fork
- The brown nest is seated;
- For little blue eggs
- The mother keeps heated.
- While we stand watching her
- Staring like gabies,
- Safe in each egg are the
- Bird's little babies.
- Soon the frail eggs they shall
- Chip, and upspringing
- Make all the April woods
- Merry with singing.
- Younger than we are,
- O children, and frailer,
- Soon in the blue air they'll be,
- Singer and sailor.
- We, so much older,
- Taller and stronger,
- We shall look down on the
- Birdies no longer.
- They shall go flying
- With musical speeches
- High overhead in the
- Tops of the beeches.
- In spite of our wisdom
- And sensible talking,
- We on our feet must go
- Plodding and walking.
Baby Robins Day Nine
Baby Robins Day Ten
Baby Robins Day Eleven
Baby Robins Day 12
Friday, May 20, 2011
A photo log...
Baby Robins Day Four
Baby Robins Day Five
Baby Robins Day Six
Baby Robins Day Seven
Baby Robins Day Eight
The baby robins are growing!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Baby Robins
Part One
Part Two
Day 23 - Day 26 (May 4th - 7th) As Mr. and Mrs. Robin are taking care of their nest, we've been slowly searching the Internet for anything we can read on our robins. We noticed that it looks like the eggs get moved around and here is what we found:
Day 27 (May 8th) It has been thirteen days since Mrs. Robin laid her first egg and ten days since she laid her forth egg and still the eggs sit quietly still. According to everything we've read, the babies should hatch any day now.
Day 28 / Baby Robins Day 1 (May 9th) It's funny how we've started watching Mrs. Robin in a new way. We are questioning her every move and wondering what is going on beneath her. She has barely left her nest at all today but I notice she is gone right after dinner. I run out and quickly find a little surprise. Her first baby has hatched!!! I call for everyone to come out and get the camera! We are quick, we don't want Mama bird to come back and find us sneaking a peak. :)
Day 29 / Baby Robins Day 2 (May 10th) We see Mr. and Mrs. Robin getting food for the baby and feeding it... how fun to watch! It's after lunch before I can sneak a peek.
Day 30 (May 11) It's raining here today and Mrs. Robin is not leaving her nest. The kiddos have loved standing at the window all morning watching as Mr. Robin brings in all of the food and boy is he one busy Dad. I guess there will be no peaking in the nest today.
Part Two
Day 23 - Day 26 (May 4th - 7th) As Mr. and Mrs. Robin are taking care of their nest, we've been slowly searching the Internet for anything we can read on our robins. We noticed that it looks like the eggs get moved around and here is what we found:
She also must turn or rotate the eggs several times daily. She hops on the rim of the nest and gently rolls the eggs with her bill. Turning the eggs helps keep them all at the same temperature and prevents the babies from sticking to the insides of the eggshells. Males only occasionally sit on the eggs, but they hang out in the territory throughout the daylight hours and respond immediately if the female gives a call of alarm. A male may even bring food to feed his mate, but usually she leaves the nest to feed herself. found here.
Day 27 (May 8th) It has been thirteen days since Mrs. Robin laid her first egg and ten days since she laid her forth egg and still the eggs sit quietly still. According to everything we've read, the babies should hatch any day now.
We find that two more baby birds have hatched.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Robin
(part one here)
The Robin and the Sparrow
Said the robin to the sparrow,
“I should really like to know,
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so.”
Said the sparrow to the robin,
“Friend I think that it must be,
That they have no Heavenly Father,
Such as cares for you and me.”
Unknown Author
Day 16 (April 27th) We are starting to wonder if Mrs. Robin is only laying her eggs in the morning. We've discovered the first two eggs right around lunch time (when she seems to be away from her nest) and wonder if the same thing will happen today.
We just finished lunch and she is out getting hers, so we run out to check. Yep. Three eggs now sit in her nest.
Day 17 (April 28th) Will there be another egg today? We've read that she will lay 3-4 eggs... again, we run out and take a little peak. There are now four eggs! The days have been cool and windy and we see Mrs. Robin sitting on her nest more and more.
Day 18 (April 29th) It's so windy today and cold. As much as we want to run out and check we don't want to bother Mrs. Robin who seems to just be staying on her nest today. But the question is still there... did she lay another egg?
Day 19 and 20 (April 30th and May 1st) Our weekend is so busy we really have not had much time to think about Mrs. Robin and her eggs. The girls and I are home for a little bit by ourselves and I notice that Mrs. Robin is not at her nest so we quickly run out. The four eggs sit quietly.
Day 21 (May 2nd) Mrs. Robin seems to be getting more use to us as we've found that she no longer minds us opening and closing the back door and walking out onto the back deck.
Day 22 (May 3rd) We have learned that "both parents share the monotonous business of incubating" (from The Handbook of Nature Study). So, I guess we are seeing both Mr. and Mrs. Robin. Now becomes the challenge to see if we can tell them apart. :)
((Mr. and Mrs. Robin seem to move their eggs around))
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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