Phoebe

20/01/2024

This cold weather brings in hungry birds. We put the worms by the bedroom window with a small space heater on low. It keeps the worms alive and serves as a little warming station. Daddy Bluebird is obsessed. He bangs on the window when the worms are gone. He even climbs on our door net to we have to keep the bugs outside. The bugs get really bad at certain times of the years, especially the mosquito hawks. Daddy was very skiddish when we first saw him a couple of years ago. We couldn't be outside. Then if we Sar really still and quiet he would get worms. Now he comes up and bangs on the window.

18/01/2024

According to this the oldest living Phoebe is 10 years 4 months. Our Phoebe is spending her 5th season with us. She has to be close to at least 5 Years old as she was not a baby when she first approached us January 1, 2020. She had to be born in the Spring od 2019 or earlier. I read some place else (not necessarily a reputable site) that they live 2-÷3 years in the wild. We are very lucky and blessed that she is still here.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Phoebe/overview #:~:text=The%20oldest%20known%20Eastern%20Phoebe,found%20in%201989%20in%20Alberta.

One of our most familiar eastern flycatchers, the Eastern Phoebe’s raspy “phoebe” call is a frequent sound around yards and farms in spring and summer. These brown-and-white songbirds sit upright and wag their tails from prominent, low perches. They typically place their mud-and-grass nests in...

18/01/2024

It's been really cold to get pictures of Phoebe the past few days. We did go out to feed her every time she came to her hook. Sunday morning was so special when we woke up to Phoebe outside our bedroom window. He was so excited, as he wasn't here Saturday to see her. It was his first time to see Phoebe since May. Today she worked with him in his home office. She flies in and out of the window all on her own.

13/01/2024

It's beenba while. She is late this year. She normally comes New Year's. So glad she came as we picked up 10K more worms for all the birds. Our wrens, Mama and Daddy Bluebird, tufted titmice, yellow rumpled Warblers, cardinals, chickadees have been plentiful.

22/06/2023

The wrens are fledging

21/06/2023

Hope our baby wren is OK.

01/06/2023

Since we hadn't seen Phoebe or any of the babies for over a week and Mama, Daddy, and Baby Blue hadn't been around for almost a week, that we would spend some time at the lake. Bambi (Carolina wren) visited me out the bedroom window this morning. We have seen many real Bambis (white tail deer) while we were out there. The sunsets were absolutely stunning.

13/05/2023

Unpacking 20,000 mealworms. The birds are going to be happy.

I have to purchase as they ate my entire farm last year.

13/05/2023

Late night for the Baby Blue to visit. Sadly we didn't see baby Bo. It's been a week since I have seen Phoebe.

12/05/2023

it's a busy night. Daddy and Baby Blue. Bambi, our wren, searching for worms in the fire pit Carolina Chickadees with squaking babies. Tufted titmice have been out a lot this evening.

11/05/2023

Baby Blue is too cute. He was soooo close to me. He did come by and tagged the worm bag, but it was on the edge of thr firepit and not on my lap this time.

10/05/2023

Baby Bo and Baby Blue. Bo was here a lot this evening, but no Phoebe. Mama and Daddy Blue were here a lot, but Baby Blue didn't arrive until late. Baby Blue continued to be the class clown this evening.

09/05/2023

Baby Blue figured out the cup of worms!!! The Cardinal incident cracks me up.

09/05/2023

There is a difference between mom and dad. A nurturing Mama and the tough Daddy saying get your own worms.

08/05/2023

Baby Blue has almost found the worms on his own. He/she has been on the table alone multiple times.

08/05/2023

The Blue Family came to visit today.

06/05/2023

Mama and Baby Blue and our baby Bo.

https://youtube.com/shorts/xo1QUZgQvF8?feature=share

04/05/2023

Mama Blue is now coming to the office window.

04/05/2023

I came home to Bo catching worms from the office window.

04/05/2023

I wish I hadn't been on the phone and could have gotten a video, but I did get a bunch of pictures of Mama feeding Baby Blue yesteday.

03/05/2023

I didn't get any good photos or videos tonight. I did have a baby wren on the firepit just inches from my foot being fed by its mommy. We have had a couple of hummingbirds the past few days. We got this hummingbird feeder on clearance for $2.50 at Lowes. One of the spouts leaks a little, but it was only about 75% full on Saturday. They have eaten out of it. By the time it's empty it will be time to change it anyway. Hey it was $2.50, you can't beat that. He bought a couple, but we only used one.

02/05/2023

I came home, and before I could open my Pepsi I swarmed by birds. Mama feeding a baby blue, and Phoebe. I'm sorry thre container of warms is in front of the cup of worms. I just couldn't move it with all birds.

01/05/2023

Bambi feeding her wren babies.

30/04/2023

Our littl3 Carolina Wren. I named her Bambi, as I thought she looked like a little baby deer. She has been a regular shortly after we started putting worms out for Phoebe.

30/04/2023

They say cardinals are spirits of loved ones. I named my male cardinal Larry, after my father, who passed from a Glioblasroma (GBM, one od the worst forms of brain cancer). Our female cardinal is named Jean, after my paternal grandmother. She was the most loving woman I have ever known.

They visited this morning.

30/04/2023

The baby Carolina Chickadee babies were here. Too bad they are sooo small we can't see them.

30/04/2023

We have only been seeing one baby hanging around. Whether it's the same one or multiple ones coming at different times we are not entirely sure. Phoebe isn't feeding the baby, but hogging down worms foe herself.

29/04/2023

It's been a long couple of days. This Phoebe Baby just likes to chill with us. It reminds us of Baby Chunk from 2020. Ir is also the biggest od the 3.

27/04/2023

Another sweet baby video I received while at work today.

27/04/2023

A few sweet photos that were sent to me while at work today. The 3 babies snuggling on the rail staying warm