29 May 2008
Hungry babies! We have at least three hungry baby birds on our front porch! I was alerted to them having hatched on Friday, when Rachel said she saw movement, but the mama was nowhere around. I later confirmed the births, when I dared to get close enough to see what looked like wet feathers. When we returned home after the long weekend, and peered into the nest on Monday morning, we could barely make out the shapes of at least a couple of hatchlings. A couple of days later, they look like fuzzy little birds! And, now, any time you lean in to look, they sense the nearness and assume it’s feeding time. The little peeps start and the beaks open wide. I managed to catch one of those wide mouthed pleas in this photo. Just a second before, I could actually see all three mouths open!
Life is such a miracle.
~MB
