What’s Up? – Family!
Family!
We are at a point of Spring when birds have gone through important stages of their lives by finding a mate, building a nest, laid eggs, incubate them, once hatched welcomed the hatchling, cared for them until they grew feathers and then released them to face the facts of life on their own. Meanwhile, the parents do care for them and show them “the ropes” of how to procure their food and how to deal with other birds.
I have prepared a photo gallery to demonstrate the meaning of family through the moments post fledging. The species selected are House Finches, which I find them to be the best caring of their brood that I’ve ever seen through the years. All birds in general care for their chicks…don’t take me wrong, I see several different modes to care on birds from my backyard but House Finches are obviously the more “hands on” type.
Special note FYI: I counted five (5) squirrels in my backyard yesterday!! Oh no!
Photo Gallery
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Speaking of family: I traveled to visit with mine over the holiday. Yesterday, I saw two pair of Canadian geese, with who knows how many teen-aged goslings, crossing a busy road in Independence, Missouri. They were headed to a store that had the sprinklers running, and they intended to get there! Eight lanes of traffic came to a dead stop while they made their way across. I haven’t laughed so hard at birds in quite some while.
When I read or hear stories like that one, it makes me feel proud of the people involved because their compassion and respect for animals, birds in this case. I wish this kindness and respect spread to the whole nation! Thank you Linda for sharing. 🙂
The birds here in Wales are still feeding their young (some are probably not even hatched yet). My husband’s seen one fledgling (European) blackbird but nothing else yet.
I like your house finch – what a pretty little bird. It looks a lot like our robins when they are young.
All depends on the location in the world and what season they are and the weather patterns. These factors rule the migrations and the optimum weather to laid eggs and prep the hatchlings for survival. Thank you Val for sharing. 🙂
Beautiful series of the House Finch family, HJ! The parents really do have it rough with all those mouths to feed. How wonderful birds are, caring for their young. They could certainly teach our human race a thing or two!
Thank you so much Donna! You’re right, you can hear me say that all the time! They are descendant of dinosaurs… they know, they have seen a thing or two! 🙂
Oh no, five!!!! Nutcase must be have had relatives visit for the holiday weekend! Hopefully, they’ve overstayed their welcome already and will hit the road. 🙂
I hope you’re right about them just visiting! I’m going to ask them to leave! where I don’t know! ..hmmm by the way, what’s your home address? 😉
Thanks for all the interesting pictures, I enjoy your comments as well. Sorry about the squirrels.
Thank you Susan! …Do you need squirrels in London? 🙂
No thank you, we have far too many of our own!
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Very nice!
Thank you K.! 🙂
Lovely captures, H.J. 🙂 I also like the ‘hands-on’ approach the House Finches are so aptly demonstrating.
We know very well, how much birds would go to lengths in order to get their brood to survive! Thank you very much my friend. 🙂
Lovely gallery of the house finch family! I’m sorry you have so many squirrels 😮
Thank you very much Clare! 🙂
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Truly wondrful pictures HJ!
Thanks Sue! 🙂