The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #121846 Message #2664927
Posted By: Jeri
25-Jun-09 - 09:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: any new birth announcements?
Subject: RE: BS: any new birth announcements?
I have baby birds.
Well, not personally. I didn't lay the eggs or anything. I don't think I have any left, but they wouldn't be that sort. I figure they'd be more of a soft-shelled variety. Anyway, there's a tree and I hear the mouthy little bird-brats demanding food every so often.
I also startled an American Catbird in my raspberries. Have you ever had a catbird in your raspberries? It flew out and I left the area alone. Mostly. I grabbed a couple berries before I walked on. I figure there was nest building in progress. Maybe egg laying, but their babies hatch a bit later in the summer, so the eggs may not have been laid yet. Or maybe even the birds... not that they get laid. They get 'fluttered' or 'surprised' or... I don't know, but it's usually not horizontal.
Anyway, birds are reproducing. The bees aren't doing so well.