Bird Watching: Time to start bluebirding thread number 4, 0 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
I suppose you're right. The first time they are bold enough to peek out is the day they go. Some hop up there and are gone before I can get my camera ready, and some require a lot of urging. The adults normally take a worm to them, then pull it back just as the baby reaches for it. I have seen Mama peck at one that was reluctant and I even saw one climb out of the nestbox, then, at the last minute, change its mind, hold on, turn around and climb back in. I was fortunate enough to photograph the whole thing.

Here is another, at the precise moment he pushed off.