VIDEO: Big Daddy feeding Roxy
NOTE: The sounds in the background are not the birds, it's the sound of Jonnie playing with his cars. :)
How cute is this little face?!
Big Daddy has been around and contributing MUCH more than he has in the past. He feeds them very frequently now and stands guard over the nest rather than from a nearby tree. Mama has to go farther out of her territory to get food. This makes life a lot harder for the both of them. Daddy has to keep a close eye on the nest and Mama has to fight off other defensive Mama's. She also looks for food in a yard that belongs to this:
A Robin family also lives in the yard with the cat and the Robin chased Mama off and she nearly got hit by a car! The Blue Jay's are getting much more aggressive which is freaking the new parents out. Mama got caught in a sticky situation with two Blue Jay's and had to stand completely still on a branch so they wouldn't notice her. She is much more wary of entering the nest. She knows that predators will follow her. Big Daddy on the other hand seems a bit oblivious to this. Yet, when he sees my face or camera nearby he flies away. The bigger the babies get, the more fiercely the parents defend them. Today, I saw Big Mama dive bomb a Squirrel; she got him right on the head which was pretty funny.
One scared Mama!
This is when the Blue Jay's were being aggressive
1 comment:
Thank you so much for this wonderful information. I found a Robin's nest in a shrub by my garage door last week, and this morning saw one egg. I had not seen any signs of the mother and was concerned that the egg was not being incubated. After reading your blog, I now know that the mother does not incubate until all the eggs are laid. I feel much better now.
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