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Just in case you missed it, here is A Week in the Life of a Robin (egg): Part 1 and A Week in the Life of a Robin (egg): Part 2.
The pic-umentary continues...again...
Pictures were taken once a day using the zoom on my camera. I never touched any part of the nest, eggs, birds, or surrounding areas and tried to be as quick and unobtrusive as possible.
I feel like these robin babies are growing right before my eyes. I don't envy the constant feeding schedule the robin parents are responsible for, as baby birds seem to be bottomless pits.
With less fuzz and more feathers, these little guys are quickly reaching nest capacity. The parents seem to be feeding them all day long though they leave them alone for longer and longer periods of time. Mama no longer seems to sit on the nest but crouches kind of off to the side, and the babies stick their heads out around her. According to Wiki, they could leave the nest any day now, but I hope they stick around for a few more days. I really enjoy watching them.
Mama and Daddy Robin are still feverishly feeding their children, sometimes one right after the other. As a mom of twins, I find myself wondering if they have trouble keeping track of whose turn it is for the next worm??
The babies have really figured out the warning sounds their parents make. They huddle down deep into the nest every time I come outside on that side of the house. It makes for boring pictures.... Sorry.
Most of their fuzzy down seems to be gone and they have lots of real feathers. Though I haven't been able to catch it with my camera, a couple of times a day they take turns standing on the edge of the nest and flap their wings for flying practice. I know it won't be long now before they fly off.
Goodbye baby robins... (sniffle...) It was sure fun watching you hatch and grow up!
PS
I will be MIA for about 10 days. I'll be enjoying a trip with my honey to celebrate our anniversary and will not be blogging while I'm away. I may snap a few pictures to share after. :) See ya!!