Bird Watching: Daily Bird Pictures volume 458, 0 by Chillybean

Chillybean wrote:
An interesting ant moat, Hack. I spend so much on bird stuffs as it is that I may refrain from this. We've had a bit of rain recently that keeps the ant moats filled for me. :)

We were out of town this weekend and as become habit, I keep a trip list. This was one of the most pathetic counts in awhile. 27 species start to finish with most of them being in home territory. I moaned the fact that while in Omaha the only Western Meadowlarks to be seen were on their licence plates. And was saddened by the number of dead birds along the roads. Our cars are just too fast. :'(

It is always a joy to come back to hear and see our favourites. These Bobolinks are among them.

Here was a baby Robin we tended to briefly. The poor dear was on the ground, obviously too young to be out of the nest, so my husband put him up on a platform. I found some worms which he chopped and tried hand feeding the babe. No parent was around freaking out, so we kept a watch. Finally dad came and did a much better job of getting the food down the hatch.

That young did fine. Several days it was seen incessantly following and calling and driving the parents batty.

I saw a female Robin gathering nesting materials. Seems a little late.

AND our front door is usable again. The Barn Swallow babes have left. :( I had a struggle getting the screen door open... dried up poop. The pictures of the family are still on the camera, but will post some later.