I went out to do a bee count this evening for the Great Sunflower Project, but was diverted by the bluebirds splashing around in their water.
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| Mother bluebird on top, adolescent to the left and new fledgling in the water. |
The five new babies fledged Monday morning. We think that they have all made it, but know for sure that we still have at least four of them. There are two or three from the previous clutch who are still here and the two parents. So this evening we watched the family of 8-10 bluebirds. The "adolescents" help the parents take care of the new babies, they feed them, act as sentries, show them how to bathe.
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| Can you find the baby bluebird? |
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| The male bluebird found it. |
Baby bluebirds two days after leaving the nest.
So the bees on the sunflowers will have to wait for another day to be counted. I was way too busy watching baby bluebirds and enjoying the shade of this big old walnut tree.
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| Old English Walnut |
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| I love that you can see where it was grafted. |
The bluebirds, their babies, the walnut trees! I am so lucky.
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