CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography
Birding in British Columbia, Canada
Another mixed bag on the weather front for today’s walk in the South Arm Marshes. The goal for this afternoon,
… was to find a Bushtit nest.
One of natures little marvels I try capture each year.
This area has always been a reliable spot for me over the years.
A fun afternoon watching this Bushtit pair work on their nest.
What a difference a week makes. It has been that long since my first visit to this hummingbird nest. At that time the chicks were fairly new, their eyes not open yet.
This afternoon the chicks are noticeably bigger and eyes open.
Here the adult female has arrived to feed them. It won’t be long now before they will be visible all the time above the top of the nest.
Headed out to Reifel this afternoon to help out on the trails. It was not overly busy for a relatively nice Sunday. The big news since my last visit,
… the Sandhill Cranes are on the nest and incubating eggs.
The first egg was laid on Friday, the second showed up today. Now the countdown begins and should be around 30 days before it’s time to start watching for chicks.
While at Reifel I got a nice tip from a fellow volunteer in regards to a nest of a different sort. A hummingbird nest in the South Arm Marshes. As it was still fairly quiet, I left a little early to check it out on my way home.
It did not take me long to find it and determine it was a Rufous Hummingbird nest.
Bonus of the day was that the young have hatched and I managed to get her feeding them.