Tonight I heard begging calls in the backyard and was suspicious that the Bushtits might have fledged. We went out and saw the adults feeding at least four juveniles.
The young Bushtits are paler than the adults, and very fluffy looking. Here are a few of my favorite shots:
Note the gray iris of the bird in the photo above...indicating this is a young female.
Pretty darn cute, aren't they?
We felt lucky to observe this family's success from our backyard.
4 comments:
Pretty darn cute indeed. Thank you very much for sharing! I am keeping my eye out for nesting birds in the backyard, but it seems that the scrub jays have taken over all real estate.
Thank you! This cheered me up!
They are so adorable!
aaaaww! I have been checking on my backyard Western Bluebird nest box... four blue eggs are now tiny little featherless
creatures. Have some oaks, bt no Bushtit nests. Love your pics!
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