Oh, that is so sweet!

It's so neat that they are in a place where you can watch them!

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Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car!

not only can i reach them and watch them- i walk by there every day to check the garden and go downstairs to do laundry! hubby was like "oh be quiet i don't want to disturb them!" and i reminded him that part of the yard is used all the time. our neighbor on the otherside of that fence even has a dog that jumps up on the fence to say hello to us! YIKES! (i did show him the nest and he'll keep an eye on his dog for the next week or so) even with all the noise and commotion around there they managed to build a nest, lay eggs, sit on them to hatch, and all the while listen to our noisy kids playing and me walking by everyday to check my veggies! so a little more of us talking sure isn't going to hurt them! LOL

That is so cool. Youre so lucky to be able to watch them.

The warblers that nested across from the street from my house built in a tree thats only about 5 feet off the road. and maybe 7 feet up.

I wish I could see into the barn swallow nests at work. I'm sure theres eggs in their now, based on mommy & daddy birds behavior. But its too high to see. I'm sure I'll hear them soon though. As long as the starlings and house finch in the {rotted} soffit dont over power them with their noise.

Maybe they build in the noisy, commotion areas because they feel it helps keep predators away??

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sunday they started to leave.... i saw 1 hop out of the nest into the neighbors yard and watched momma and dad flying around it chirping away- i suppose for moral support- LOL. 2 one hopped out and i went and scooped him up to put him back- momma and dad were helping the other guy out! they just kept hopping back out so i finally just let them go. i know it's nature but they just seem so small to be out on their own! i did get a few pics of us holding them though. my kids were in heaven! me-



my daughter-


last guy left-


and perched on the edge ready to hop out into the big world!


that last guy hung around till monday though. we watched him hop and fly through the backyard and eventually up the fence and almost into the tree. he was so clumsy but he eventually got the hang of it. it's sort of sad that they are gone. i will miss them- hopefully they will come back for their next babies.

A very good experience. Thanks for sharing it. My kids loved seeing the baby birds!

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

Great pictures. I like the one "last guy left" Kinda looking at you like "well here goes nothing!"

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