Several of our bluebird boxes have nests.
Bluebird Eggs
Some have four eggs, some have one eggs and some have no eggs.
Bluebird Nest
The one with no eggs, I’ve been by that one several times and have not seen a mama bird so I need to watch it and see if it’s been abandoned. It doesn’t look finished and there doesn’t seem to be much activity around it.
And then there are the squatters . .
Bad Bird!
If the hole is too small and you can’t fit through it, just chisel out the hole and make it bigger! Vince ordered some metal rings to put over the hole to keep other birds from doing that but . . he hasn’t had a chance to put them on yet.
It’s so exciting to have the bluebirds back, to watch the boxes fill up with nests and then see the babies hatch, grow and fly away!
Laura says
We have two bluebird boxes, but no eggs yet. Love to watch those beautiful birds.
Sherrill says
I have a pair of eastern screech owls in my owl house. But it’s up so high there’s no way to see what’s goin’ on in there. Wish I had come kind of owl cam to see inside the box.
Dar in MO says
You are so lucky to get bluebird families. We put up several houses and all we got were other small birds and we even knew there were bluebirds in our immediate yard. They had made their own nests and holes in old fence posts surrounding our acreage even before we moved to this house. Haven’t seen them for a few years though since I gave up on my big garden when I started quilting for others.
MrsB says
I looked out kitchen window this morning and the bluebirds are getting busy making a nest.
They’ve been coming get back for the 4 years the boxes have been up. My brother made them for me as a Christmas present. Best present ever.