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Author Garden: Well there is Rachels nest and here is Karries Karrie Garden Pro! Member # 5636 posted                       I went for a swim this evening and noticed this lil guy coming and going in and out of a half rotted fence post....... I went over and poked my nose in and to my surprise........... * * * * It doesn't matter where you go in life... It's who you have beside you when you get there. Karrie's Photos Plants: 2379 | From: Dyersburg, Tennessee | Registered: Jun 2005  |  Seeded: 67.72.98.116 Triss Garden Pro! Member # 3367 posted                    AWESOME!!! You are going to get to watch them grow up! * * * * We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart. Plants: 30076 | From: Washington, the state that is... | Registered: Aug 2004  |  Seeded: 66.235.45.83 TulsaRose Super Gardener Member # 7071 posted                       You are so lucky, Karrie...Bluebirds are so sweet and beautiful. Take lots of good pix the next few weeks to record the babies growth. I'm really surprised Mama built a nest in such an open setting. Love the Pix!!! * * * * Rosie z7a Plants: 745 | From: Tulsa OK | Registered: Oct 2005  |  Seeded: 68.14.167.179 Wrennie Garden Pro! Member # 8750 posted                       It's actually pretty common for bluebirds to build in an open 'pocket' like that one. Research has found house sparrows dont like rain on their heads so there is now a bluebird house made with a screen top to keep h.sparrows out and let bluebirds in. * * * * Summer Camp '07, July 14th weekend, won't you join us? summer camp thread 1, 2, 3,4 Plants: 7588 | From: Phoenicia, NY | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 66.217.180.110 Jiffymouse guest posted                 i'm impressed! enjoy it... by the way, i've never seen a bluebird, only blue jays! Seeded: 72.10.77.149 Thornius The Bird Man Member # 5603 posted                       Jiffy, you should have tons of bluebirds where you are but they are PICKY about the areas they hang out in. They like LARGE, open, short-grassed fields with scattered clumps and rows of trees with fences, too. Think GOLF COURSE or HORSE PASTURE and look in those types of places. * * * * A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess. Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 67.32.202.211 Jiffymouse guest posted                 that's probably why i haven't seen any. don't get near either kind of place of course, i would like to get near the horses, just don't usually have time. Seeded: 72.10.77.149 Karrie Garden Pro! Member # 5636 posted                       Thornius, this fence post is on the fence that holds the horses in the pasture! Your nailed it as usual! Here is this weeks baby photo! Wow how they grow! Their starting to look rather sung in their lil cozy hole! * * * * It doesn't matter where you go in life... It's who you have beside you when you get there. Karrie's Photos Plants: 2379 | From: Dyersburg, Tennessee | Registered: Jun 2005  |  Seeded: 67.72.98.116 Thornius The Bird Man Member # 5603 posted                       Thanks, Carrie. I know my Bluebirds pretty well having built and intalled hundreds of Bluebird nesting boxes here in Tennessee. I live in Hermitage, TN just east of Nashville, TN and built and put up 25 Bluebird nesting boxes on the grounds of The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's Mansion. The house I own and live in is one mile south of the mansion itself and ALL the bluebirds that fly through my yard are the direct results of the nesting boxes I installed about 10 years ago at The Hermitage. * * * * A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess. Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 68.19.241.133 Karrie Garden Pro! Member # 5636 posted                       The nest is empty! Isnt it tooo soon for them to be gone? I wasnt ready to say good bye just yet. * * * * It doesn't matter where you go in life... It's who you have beside you when you get there. Karrie's Photos Plants: 2379 | From: Dyersburg, Tennessee | Registered: Jun 2005  |  Seeded: 67.72.98.109 Triss Garden Pro! Member # 3367 posted                    Awww Karrie, I am sorry they are gone already. They looked so little still. * * * * We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart. Plants: 30076 | From: Washington, the state that is... | Registered: Aug 2004  |  Seeded: 66.235.45.83 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       Where did they go??? I am going to Rachel's tomorrow and get pics of her babies. * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 70.35.241.223 Thornius The Bird Man Member # 5603 posted                       Karrie, those baby Bluebirds appear to be the exact age they need to be to leave the nest. They are most likely still in the area and are able to fly now. The mother bluebird often goes back and relines the same nest and lays a second clutch of eggs. The babies that just left the nest will stay near the parents and when the new babies hatch, the first group of babies will help the parents feed and care for the new batch. * * * * A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess. Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 68.19.241.133 Wrennie Garden Pro! Member # 8750 posted                       Uh-oh, empty nest syndrome! You may see them perching nearby. On another post or phone wire. look beyond the nest for them. * * * * Summer Camp '07, July 14th weekend, won't you join us? summer camp thread 1, 2, 3,4 Plants: 7588 | From: Phoenicia, NY | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 66.217.180.159 Karrie Garden Pro! Member # 5636 posted                       I did find them last night they were on the high wire right near the nest. I will have to take a photo. They are still there this morning! Thanks guys, I was sad! I figured they were too young to leave but I guess not! * * * * It doesn't matter where you go in life... It's who you have beside you when you get there. Karrie's Photos Plants: 2379 | From: Dyersburg, Tennessee | Registered: Jun 2005  |  Seeded: 67.72.98.103 Squirrel Garden Pro! Member # 9228 posted                       Kerry, how lucky you are! I've never seen a Bluebird. Thanks for the pix. Looking forward to pix of the second batch. Would love to be able to watch. Thanks again. Sue * * * * What goes around comes around, so be nice!lol Plants: 1015 | From: Pennsylvania USA | Registered: May 2006  |  Seeded: 68.83.20.142 Thornius The Bird Man Member # 5603 posted                       Sue, There ARE Bluebirds in your area. Check Golf Courses, Golf Driving Ranges, Horse Pastures, and Parks in your area. These are the best places to find them. You might want to ask Park Personnel in your area, too, where the Bluebirds are. * * * * A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess. Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 68.19.241.133

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