Thread: Nesting Junco's
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Old 05-08-2006, 11:33 PM
Blktail Blktail is offline
 
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Thumbs up Nesting Junco's

They aren't turkeys, but they are pretty cool nontheless. These junco's parents built a nest under the corner of my deck about 6' from the nook window. 3 of the 4 eggs have hatched, the last one is due tomorrow. I hope to get a nice sequence of photos over the 13-14 days it will take for them to fledge.
That is if the dog doesn't slurp them up. I caught her in there yesterday with her nose ground into the nest. No harm done though and she seems to have lost interest.
It is neat to watch them while drinking the morning coffee. One parent brings the food, passes it to the other who then feeds the babies.

Good stuff.
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