I am following a Say's Phoebe nesting on my front porch. The 4 chicks hatched 6/12. What fun to watch parents stuff big grasshoppers, crickets, etc. down their throats! Hope there is room for the 4 in the small box she chose for nesting.
A nearby neighbor has a Broad-tailed HB nest in a 4' lilac bush! So, I am following her also, similar to the successful fledging of 2 chicks photographed in a nearby nest last year. I also have a male Black-chinned HB coming frequently each day to my feeders. I haven't positively IDed a female yet this year, but had a pair courting nearby on July 7, 2009. Of course I didn't have my camera with me to get photos of that beautiful violet gorget. No nests found so far. The Brewer's Blackbirds have a nest nearby for the second year that they are protecting. Scads of Lesser Goldfinches arguing over 2 thistle feeders! Fun late spring/early summer! Photos of the nests: http://www.kayniyo.com/birds_flycatcher.htm http://www.kayniyo.com/birds_hummingbird.htm Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.KayNiyo.com> www.KayNiyo.com ______________________________ 5651 Garnet Street Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 679-6646 Fax: (866) 849-8013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
