Baby Birds

I have a lot of bird nests around my house and shed. They have always been fun to watch but this spring a momma bird built a nest on the lights hanging from our awning just outside my living room window. I have got to watch the mommy bird raise one batch of birds and was surprised to see a second set born this week. But this time she laid too many eggs and as the birds got bigger they kept falling out of the nest.

Below is the first bird I rescued and placed back in the nest. I got a chair and put a box on top of it and lined it with a cushy jacket (thanks Royal) so they would have a shorter fall and a much softer landing. But this morning I found a dead bird on the jacket. Now I'm just to tender hearted about things. I know mother nature takes care of her own, survival of the fittest...blah blah blah. Teele loves watching nature shows where the lion eats the cute little bunny or a snake swallowing some little mouse. NOT ME! I cry and think it's sad and disgusting. I hate nature shows when they show them killing their prey. I could not be the camera man because I would get myself killed trying to save fluffly bunny from the jaws of the lion!

So here is my week of trying to save a few birds from a nest that's too small!

Poor little bird... Mommy bird feeding her babies

Then this morning the poor little guy, or lucky little guy, had fallen but was hanging by one leg from the nest. So I climbed the ladder and put him back in his nest.
Here he is all safe and sound.
Then he's looking around a little bit later.
Now he stares down at me when I go outside to check on him!
Geez I have enjoyed these birds but I'm getting way to emotionally attached to the little boogers! I'll have to take some pictures of them learning to fly in a couple of days...if they survive! I'm keeping my fingers crossed and saying little prayers for these little friends of mine.