Birdhouse Blog

Time Lapse

Sat, Aug 16 2008 11:33 | Permalink

In the Movies link you'll find a time lapse movie of the chicks growing from shortly after hatching until the day they fledged the nest.It's a 3 ½ minute recording. It's amazing the amount of growth in a 2 week timeframe. The file weighs about 18 megs.

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Bird Feeders

Wed, Aug 13 2008 07:43 | birds weather | Permalink

Now that the birds have left the safety of the birdhouse and there isn't anything left in there, it's time to go back to the feeders.Along with live video of the feeders, there is also live video from our weather cam.

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Empty Nest

Wed, Aug 13 2008 08:51 | birds | Permalink

Shortly after 7 am the birds left the nest. Unfortunately, the camera's aim was knocked out of position last evening. You can see evidence of the fledging by clicking on the "archive" link and see the last picture of the birds.I did record some video yesterday as I thought I'd witness the fledging. You'll see and hear some activity as the chicks were contemplating leaving the nest. I'll post

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Camera

Tue, Aug 12 2008 09:23 | birds | Permalink

Today it looked as though one of the birds was going to fledge. I think it ran out of daylight and lost its nerve.Some time after the sun went down, the camera was moved by one of the birds. As you can see (or can't see), it doesn't present a very good view. I just have to hope it gets pushed back to a decent angle.

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Spread out!

Fri, Aug 8 2008 12:35 | birds | Permalink

It's getting to be quite crowded in the birdhouse. The rate of growth is unbelievable. According to what I have read, fledging could take another week or so. But at least one chick has been spreading its wings a little. I wonder just how much longer before they leave.They no longer sound like chicks. Instead of chirping lightly, they have been really making a racket.All 6 are still there.

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See?

Sat, Aug 2 2008 10:18 | Permalink

I noticed one chick that has started to open it's eyes. Unfortunately the camera is pointed too far down to get all the chicks in the picture at once. I'd like to go and correct it, but don't want to disturb the constant feeding that's going on.The audio has improved except that occasionally, a local radio station bleeds in. I tried using a choke on the audio line, but it doesn't help.

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