A happy Father's Day
to all the fathers and father figures out there. Sir Corleone, the House Wren, has now good chances to be one soon too. Lady Corleone has graced the nest with a first egg this morning. She will now lay one per day until her clutch is complete. As you can see, they have been obstructing the view a bit but things are always in motion, and maybe it improves over time. Observations so far - they are still vocal even if they have mated now, and one of them spends the night in / at the box even if they are not incubating yet.
This week was exciting
despite a lot of work because of the beautiful development of the Bluebird babies but also the Wren box. It looks a lot like Sir Corleone has found a female, and she has been busy making the nest more cozy. Since male and female pretty much look alike, I am not entirely certain if it is indeed a female, but I am keeping an eye on things.
Other than that, the first Grackle babies have shown up. I know many people are having their issues with these birds but I cannot help but love them. They just look so cute with their amber eyes and little brown coats, and it is funny too to hear their adorable squeaks after weeks of haunting juvenile Starling screeches.
