Nestbox news: Good things need time

Four of the five Bluebird babies of the second brood have fledged over the last couple of days. The runt is still in the box, but hopefully, he will leave today, too. He has grown a lot, practises the wings and is taken care of by the parents. Here is a little clip of the middle three leaving. They all did late in the day, including the first one, and I did not manage to take photos of their first flight. The box is stained with mulberry, a poop sac left a smear on the lens and there are blowfly larvae in the nest too. I cannot wait to clean the box.

I spent a lot of time waiting for the fledge, and spent an entire day away from the computer, which was actually nice. There are new pictures coming but I need a bit of time to go through them.

Update: The runt took a glorious first flight this morning, the box is cleaned and maintained (I added a little mesh on the bottom to keep the nest slighly above the ground so blowfly larvae have it harder) and I rehung it in hopes for a third brood.

Birdsy 4th of July offer - extended

I hear that the special offer will be extended until tomorrow due to popular demand. Check it out at birdsy.com :)

As many of you know, I have been using the Birdsy camera for my livestream and videos for a while now. I love it because it captures many things I would not be able to capture with my other cameras, and it has given me lots of insights into the secret things happening in my yard. I would not want to be without it anymore, ha! Many people have asked me about it, so I thought I would give you a little heads up - they are having a special sale on the 4th of July on their website birdsy.com. This is only for the US but a good chance to get a camera right now. Sales for other areas will start later. I have a little more info about the camera in my FAQ too.