Wow,awesome video. I just found one in my back yard and keeping an eye one them. The mom and dad surely let me know they are around. I'm keeping any eye out for ones that might fall out. Thanks for sharing.
thanks, paul. you must live south of me, as we do not have any cardinals hatching yet (more like June)! as you might have seen in the comments, i was very scolded for how i approached this. and also, one of the birds was not a cardinal but a brown head cowbird. they lay their eggs in cardinal nests and other small songbirds so the foster parents raise them. cowbirds never raise their own young. BTW it was the smallest baby in the nest.
Floppycats sad to say that I looked in the nest and they were gone. Within hours of seeing them thery were gone. I was freaking out. And I never got as close as you did. I'm hoping momma moved them to a secondary nest. Yes,I'm in Gainesville,fl... I liked the way you talked to the babies,cracked me up. Thanks again.
oh, i am so sorry. i doubt your one viewing scared them enough to move them. did you look around to see if they were learning to fly? or were they at that stage yet? if they were not, there is a chance an owl got to them. i had owls in my trees for years and they stole babies from (squirrel, bird) nests all the time.
Ya I looked all over..No feathers,no baby birds,..I hear Cardinals chirping all around my home.I`m hoping trhat they moved their baby`s..I take my cats out and walk them around my house but they never tried to attack them at any time..I was bummed,I was wanting to see them grow up and leave the nest...Hopefully Mamma moved them...They were way to young to be practicing flying...Thanks for your reply..
neat! it's a fun process to watch - i got in a lot of heat for this video, if you read through the comments, many people got mad at me. so it was nice to see a nice comment.
Thanks for posting I have some in the bushes now but they are behind fence but mom & dad are here every morning teaching them how to fly. They are so sweet
I read that if there is too much human intrusion the parents will stop coming to the nest and babies will eventually die from starvation. It's best to back off.
That is a myth as is the one about picking up or touching the babies. Parent birds won’t reject a baby if you touch it. They have a bad sense of smell.
Thanks for the follow up on the baby Cardinals. It's unbelievable how quickly they grow up! So sorry about the one but, the other one sure seems to want to spread his wings and get on with his little life. Thanks again, Jenny.
you lost me at "gardenia bush". gardenias are my FAVORITE flower - but we are too far north for them to survive the winter!! lucky you - gardenias and a nest of cardinals!
What a great journey. Cardinals, and every living thing are amazing creations. It's amazing how they are born, and grow into such beautiful birds. It's a shame about the one who died. Unfortunately, in nature, it's survival of the fittest, and it's sometimes a gruesome circle of life. One animal dies, so another can live. You're right, I'm sure the high mortality rate is the reason birds, and other animals, have more then one baby. Odds are, at least one will survive to adulthood, and father the next generation.
one of the babies was a brown head cowbird. they lay their eggs in cardinal nests and other small songbirds so the foster parents raise them. cowbirds never raise their own young. BTW it was the smallest baby in the nest.
wonderful as it is for humans to view nature. we are not supposed to disturb it. either get a camera with a better lense or do not tape . those chicks didnt even have all their adult feathers to be able to fly into a safer area. i mean you went right into the bush i think mama rush them for their safty not knowi g you were not going to harm them
Elmer Blu I agree with this comment. This person's filming was very invasive. No true nature lover would interfere at such a delicate time in these birds' lives. The nest was disturbed every time she pushed her way through the bush to film up-close and personal. It was obviously traumatic for both parents and babies -- apparently causing at least one chick to leave the nest too early. This is an example of people "loving" nature in the worst way. Do your research.
+Elmer Blu I double agree and made sure I clicked on the thumbs down icon too. The juvies seemed to have been so stressed about an intruder coming close so often that they were out of the nest before enough feathers were out, too much down on them the first time this poster shows them out of the nest. Not surprised only one made it. Very possible they will not nest again in an area where danger was perceived.
The ending was very sad. From what you describe it was probably a cat that did it to them. Everyone please keep your cats indoors, especially during fledgling season!
How amazing! It's unfortunate about the one baby as nature can be awfully cruel. Here's to hoping the other baby made it and was just too grown to show his presence anymore. I look forward to seeing your babies in future videos. Glad Charlie is back in good spirits.
I wish I had a half way decent camera. Heck, the one on my phone is even terrible. Probably because I'm the only human on earth that has a nonsmart flip phone. Just saying...otherwise I would have AWESOME cardinal footage to share. I'm obsessed with them, & trying to get good pics & video. Just now the male & female were 5ft away from me eating their seed I buy just for them & saying goodnight to me. At 9:30ish, they stay out late lol. A couple days ago a caught on camera the male grabbing seeds & flying to the top of our fence to feed the female, it was so beautiful! I'm the person that'd get mad in the a.m. when they woke me up at whatever time, would yell at them to go back to bad, & shut my window. Now I'm in love with them. I go outside....I don't see him....so I do my cardinal call/whistle & he shows up EVERYTIME!
methodmaz13 how cool that he comes to your call now. you must have a cardinal totem - have you looked it up? www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/cardinal.htm
I enjoyed this nature video, you talked very nice to the baby birds. in Japan they have owl cafes. drink coffee talk to owls. you may enjoy the video on TH-cam.
I agree with other commenters, way too close. Though well intentioned, it’s unnecessary stress on the babies & the parents. *Please STAY BACK y’all. Enjoy from AFAR.*
I picked up a new baby tonight..it wont beg for food. I did get it to eat a couple TINY bites canned cat food mashed fine.. i pushed into its mouth with a tweezer
i am not following. you picked up a cat tonight or a cardinal? it is not uncommon for a cat or kitten not to eat within first 24 hours. if you got him from a breeder, the breeder should have sent home instructions about how to care for him when bringing him home.
Floppycats maybe i should have been more clear..sorry. Baby bird..cardinal. He is doing good this morning..eating and safe..feeding tiny bites of CANNED CAT FOOD as vet said
Thank you for sharing your incredible journey with us. We become attached so easily. If the remaining two cardinals make it to maturity, I wonder if you will recognize them?
Florence Wilson-Uebele; Well stated. Thank you! I found this filming disturbing vs fascinating. The human who filmed it sounds very, very immature. These are not her toys!! Not her personal pets!
I am heartbroken this morning. I have happily watched a cardinal couple build a nest in the bush next to my kitchen window, then lay their eggs.....they hatched about a week ago....watching both parents feed their babies was so heartwarming (also to watch the male feed the female during the incubation period was touching)...I looked in the nest from my window this morning and the 4 babies are not there 😭 As of yesterday they were not ready to fly. I had put repellent around and under the bush for oppossum, snakes etc....I am heartbroken ! Between squirrels (they eat the eggs) black snakes, hawks, oppossums, cats etc...they don't have much of a chance to survive. I have seen so many nests destroyed despite my efforts to protect them. ANYONE with tips, please ????
How old were they when they tried leaving the nest? I have a baby fzzy head that I found near death on the sidewalk today and have been feeding him/her...Wish me luck that I will get to this place but was it like 2 weeks?
that was awesome filming jenny. it is amazing how fast they grow! so sad about one getting killed. are there raccoon around there? biting the head off seems like a raccoon thing to me, i've seen them do that before, i was mortified. i hope the other one flew away. and hope the last one makes it too. you're right, it's a miracle that they even survive at all with all the dangers out there. thanks for sharing them with us.
I picked the bird up and put it back in the nest and never saw it again. Yes. You put your scent on it. If you want to give the world a lesson get your facts straight first.
Awesome video, very cute. It's annoying seeing all the justice warrior knights commenting about how you should stay away, the mother can smell you on the babies or nest or whatever annoying sheeeeit they were going on about. They'll always find something to complain about, any/every single video, theyll bitch about something- they'll find something to whine about. Although, and this is very uncharacteristic of me- I never do this, but I have a mild complaint of my own. On that last day of filming, with the survivorbird sitting at the top of the bush and going in the bush and back out- I felt uneasy for him as you continued to approach while he was scared and going further in to hide. Maybe would have been best to not pursued so intensely as he began is attempt to hide. On the other hand maybe it'll give him practice to know he's gotta stay hidden. Also, you said the parents were around, makes me happy to know they were still around!
Shaking my head. What you're doing disturbs the birds. If you really care for them as you profess, please keep a respectful distance. How would you like some hulking, mumbling oaf poking around your newborns? If you do a little checking online, you'll read that you are supposed to avoid bird nests altogether that contain eggs or newborns, the parents may sense a threat and abandon the nest.
I was just thinking the same thing. Get a good camera and a strong telephoto lens... then stay WAY back! Those little ones require a LOT of food... and the parents cannot take care of them with humans around like that. Plus, as you mentioned.... the parents will often leave and not come back.
Damn, sucks what happened to the babies. I have a ton of baby birds and nests in my yard, and cats and squirrels will attack the babies or eat eggs. I shoot squirrels since I caught them making lunch out of one of the bird nests. My neighbors let their cats roam too, so when they show up in my yard to mess with the birds, they get shot too. The idiots get mad at me, but they still don't care for their pets enough to keep them inside and safe. If they're on my property wreaking havoc, they're fair game for target practice and my neighbors have no legal ground to stand on. It's a good system. :)
Those birds are way too young to leave the nest you kept spooking them and they tried to find safety somewhere else and got killed in the process. You are lucky that the parents didn't fly down and flog your head!!!
yes, yes, this was filmed 6 years ago, i have gotten plenty of these types of comments. i never felt they were spooked. but it doesn't matter - i was the only one there.
They do indeed grow incredibly fast! And to those freaking out about her close recording: No, the parents are not likely to abandon their young due to human scenting. Also, most birds living in urban settings will not abandon their young due to close human viewing because they typically experience enough human activity to not view people as a particularly predatorial threat, just someone to be very cautious of. They wouldn't be able to stop you from having your way with the nest and their spawn anyway, yet at the same time these parents observe that you are not actually doing anything potentially mortal to the vulnerable babes; only some curious viewing. Plus they nest where they feel relatively safe, so these parents don't seem as concerned about that location as they could be. Birds aren't completely stupid animals. :)
Every second you're in their proximity, is a second their parents should be tending to them. Incredibly selfish of you. I'm not impressed. Sorry, but I'm just not.
Put your damn cat in the house! It was the cat that killed the bird! I live near many ducks and I see many headless or disappearing ducks.The babies are very vulnerable alone, i saw a boy duck kill a chick one time.
my cats are let out in the yard with me supervised - i am with them the whole time. we go outside together and come in together. i assure you MY CATS did not kill the bird.
Cardinals are my favorite birds!
they're gorgeous =)
They grow up so quickly - love them. An awesome documentary about cardinals.
viral documentary? ha ha. no.
Wow,awesome video. I just found one in my back yard and keeping an eye one them. The mom and dad surely let me know they are around. I'm keeping any eye out for ones that might fall out.
Thanks for sharing.
thanks, paul. you must live south of me, as we do not have any cardinals hatching yet (more like June)! as you might have seen in the comments, i was very scolded for how i approached this. and also, one of the birds was not a cardinal but a brown head cowbird. they lay their eggs in cardinal nests and other small songbirds so the foster parents raise them. cowbirds never raise their own young. BTW it was the smallest baby in the nest.
Floppycats sad to say that I looked in the nest and they were gone. Within hours of seeing them thery were gone. I was freaking out. And I never got as close as you did. I'm hoping momma moved them to a secondary nest. Yes,I'm in Gainesville,fl... I liked the way you talked to the babies,cracked me up. Thanks again.
oh, i am so sorry. i doubt your one viewing scared them enough to move them. did you look around to see if they were learning to fly? or were they at that stage yet? if they were not, there is a chance an owl got to them. i had owls in my trees for years and they stole babies from (squirrel, bird) nests all the time.
Ya I looked all over..No feathers,no baby birds,..I hear Cardinals chirping all around my home.I`m hoping trhat they moved their baby`s..I take my cats out and walk them around my house but they never tried to attack them at any time..I was bummed,I was wanting to see them grow up and leave the nest...Hopefully Mamma moved them...They were way to young to be practicing flying...Thanks for your reply..
bummer, sorry to hear it.
We have a nest in our yard and have been watching them. Today seems to be the day the babies went off on their own.
neat! it's a fun process to watch - i got in a lot of heat for this video, if you read through the comments, many people got mad at me. so it was nice to see a nice comment.
I love nature absolutely nothing short of a miracle
=) yep! magically amazing!
Thanks for posting I have some in the bushes now but they are behind fence but mom & dad are here every morning teaching them how to fly. They are so sweet
I read that if there is too much human intrusion the parents will stop coming to the nest and babies will eventually die from starvation. It's best to back off.
yes, this was several years ago. they never backed off, so it ended up being ok.
That is a myth as is the one about picking up or touching the babies. Parent birds won’t reject a baby if you touch it. They have a bad sense of smell.
Thanks for the follow up on the baby Cardinals. It's unbelievable how quickly they grow up! So sorry about the one but, the other one sure seems to want to spread his wings and get on with his little life. Thanks again, Jenny.
yes, it was a neat and FAST process.
we have a cardinal nest in our gardenia bush. It had three eggs but I checked today and the babies were hatched last night... so cute.
you lost me at "gardenia bush". gardenias are my FAVORITE flower - but we are too far north for them to survive the winter!! lucky you - gardenias and a nest of cardinals!
The one thats turning red is the male. In nature the males are always the most colorful.
thanks, yes, i know.
thanks for the info... I was wondering the same myself.
What a great journey. Cardinals, and every living thing are amazing creations. It's amazing how they are born, and grow into such beautiful birds. It's a shame about the one who died. Unfortunately, in nature, it's survival of the fittest, and it's sometimes a gruesome circle of life. One animal dies, so another can live. You're right, I'm sure the high mortality rate is the reason birds, and other animals, have more then one baby. Odds are, at least one will survive to adulthood, and father the next generation.
thanks, it was so fun to watch.
one of the babies was a brown head cowbird. they lay their eggs in cardinal nests and other small songbirds so the foster parents raise them. cowbirds never raise their own young. BTW it was the smallest baby in the nest.
+David Simmons wow - fascinating - thank you!
PSA: If you see cowbird eggs, take it out of the nest. They are the reason many, many songbirds are declining or endangered.
Deus abençoe grandemente sua vida e te capacite cada vez mais,amo esse trabalho que vc faz.
thanks for the pictures.
wonderful as it is for humans to view nature. we are not supposed to disturb it. either get a camera with a better lense or do not tape . those chicks didnt even have all their adult feathers to be able to fly into a safer area. i mean you went right into the bush i think mama rush them for their safty not knowi g you were not going to harm them
Elmer Blu I agree with this comment. This person's filming was very invasive. No true nature lover would interfere at such a delicate time in these birds' lives. The nest was disturbed every time she pushed her way through the bush to film up-close and personal. It was obviously traumatic for both parents and babies -- apparently causing at least one chick to leave the nest too early. This is an example of people "loving" nature in the worst way. Do your research.
+Elmer Blu I double agree and made sure I clicked on the thumbs down icon too. The juvies seemed to have been so stressed about an intruder coming close so often that they were out of the nest before enough feathers were out, too much down on them the first time this poster shows them out of the nest. Not surprised only one made it. Very possible they will not nest again in an area where danger was perceived.
The ending was very sad. From what you describe it was probably a cat that did it to them. Everyone please keep your cats indoors, especially during fledgling season!
How amazing! It's unfortunate about the one baby as nature can be awfully cruel. Here's to hoping the other baby made it and was just too grown to show his presence anymore. I look forward to seeing your babies in future videos. Glad Charlie is back in good spirits.
=)
I wish I had a half way decent camera. Heck, the one on my phone is even terrible. Probably because I'm the only human on earth that has a nonsmart flip phone. Just saying...otherwise I would have AWESOME cardinal footage to share. I'm obsessed with them, & trying to get good pics & video. Just now the male & female were 5ft away from me eating their seed I buy just for them & saying goodnight to me. At 9:30ish, they stay out late lol. A couple days ago a caught on camera the male grabbing seeds & flying to the top of our fence to feed the female, it was so beautiful!
I'm the person that'd get mad in the a.m. when they woke me up at whatever time, would yell at them to go back to bad, & shut my window. Now I'm in love with them. I go outside....I don't see him....so I do my cardinal call/whistle & he shows up EVERYTIME!
methodmaz13 how cool that he comes to your call now. you must have a cardinal totem - have you looked it up? www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/cardinal.htm
I enjoyed this nature video, you talked very nice to the baby birds.
in Japan they have owl cafes. drink coffee talk to owls. you may enjoy the video on TH-cam.
I agree with other commenters, way too close. Though well intentioned, it’s unnecessary stress on the babies & the parents. *Please STAY BACK y’all. Enjoy from AFAR.*
I picked up a new baby tonight..it wont beg for food. I did get it to eat a couple TINY bites canned cat food mashed fine.. i pushed into its mouth with a tweezer
i am not following. you picked up a cat tonight or a cardinal? it is not uncommon for a cat or kitten not to eat within first 24 hours. if you got him from a breeder, the breeder should have sent home instructions about how to care for him when bringing him home.
Floppycats maybe i should have been more clear..sorry. Baby bird..cardinal. He is doing good this morning..eating and safe..feeding tiny bites of CANNED CAT FOOD as vet said
oh wow, good. i am surprised they are supposed to eat canned cat food?
and it was the gray baby at 15:00 in the bush. that was the cowbird
+David Simmons awesome, thanks, i was just going to have a look and try to figure it out.
Thank you for sharing your incredible journey with us.
We become attached so easily. If the remaining two cardinals make it to maturity, I wonder if you will recognize them?
i doubt it. i don't feel that attached.
Awww so sad about the baby... I don't understand why they don't stay hidden in a tree. Such a amazing video..
All life is precious, and although in nature death is a normal part of life, as human beings who should be the most intelligent form of life on Earth, we shouldn't being helping death along due to ignorance. There is a Code of Conduct in watching bird nests, as birds deserve respect to bring up their young. It is important for human beings to be educated in the normal behavior of birds and their hatchlings, and soon after fledglings, before watching bird nests. See on-line information on proper bird watching techniques on nestwatch.org for example. Had you read information about bird hatchlings and fledglings before you watched this Cardinal nest, you would have known that you had watched this bird nest most aggressively and stressed out the fledglings so much that one fledgling was on the ground out of fear of you. Once fledglings are disturbed as you had done, they may leave the nest prematurely to never stay in the nest again, even if they are returned to the nest as you had done. And fledglings survival rates away from the nest are very low, as you have learned the hard way by seeing a fledgling die with it's head off.
I understand your interest in watching the Cardinals hatchlings, but one has to be respectful to nature. Watching as aggressively, as often, and as long as you did, frightened and disturbed them. Even sadder is the fact that you were well aware that you were frightening the fledglings and stressing out the parents, as you had mentioned that yourself several times in your video. Shame on you for being so selfish to not do what was best for the birds existence.
Below is information regarding safely watching bird nests, and codes of conduct so that bird monitoring does not disturb hatchlings and fledglings from safely leaving their nest. I hope that you will keep this information on hand for any future bird nest watching.
Code of Conduct
Please exercise extreme caution and responsibility when monitoring nests to ensure the safety of birds, nests, and nest contents; observations of nests should never jeopardize the well-being of birds. The NestWatch Code of Conduct will help you minimize the three potential risks that all nest monitors must be careful to avoid:
Accidental harm to a nest
Parental desertion of a nest
Attracting predators to a nest
LEARN ABOUT BIRDS
Birds are diverse and fascinating creatures! Learning about their nesting behaviors will increase your ability to find nests and monitor them safely and effectively. Start by browsing the many resources available on our website, as well as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds and the Birds of North America Online (subscription service).
PLAN AND PREPARE
Make a plan to conduct observations of nests every 3-4 days following the NestWatch protocol. Most successful songbird nests last about 30 days, so you may need to visit each nest 7-10 times. The first time you encounter an active nest, accurately record its location in your field notes and draw a picture of its location to avoid long searches on subsequent visits. Prepare materials, such as datasheets, notebooks, GPS units, etc., before your nest visits to minimize time spent in the immediate vicinity of the nest. Nest visits should last no longer than 1 minute. Clipboards are an excellent way to keep your datasheets organized.
COLLECT DATA CAREFULLY
In order for your data to be added to the NestWatch database, it must be accurate and precise. You will need to report the location of the nest, the species, and the contents of the nest each time that you visit. You can also record a summary of the nesting attempt once it is complete. The more details that you provide, the better your observations can help researchers understand threats facing breeding birds.
CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO VISIT NESTS
Generally you should AVOID visiting nests under the following conditions:
Do not check in the early morning.Most birds lay their eggs in the morning so plan on visiting nests in the afternoon. Also, most adults will temporarily leave the nest when you are near, and eggs and young nestlings can become cold quickly if left alone in the morning.
Avoid nests during the first few days of incubation.If necessary, observe nests from a distance and approach only when the female leaves the nest.
Do not approach nests when young are close to fledging.When the young are disturbed during this stage, they may leave the nest prematurely. Young that fledge prematurely usually do not stay in the nest despite attempts to return them, and their survival rates away from or outside the nest are low. When young birds are fully feathered and very alert, only observe the nest from a distance.
Avoid nests during bad weather.If it is cold, damp, or rainy, postpone checking nests until another day. Checking nests during this time can be very stressful for birds.
Do not check nests at or after dusk, when females may be returning to the nest for the night. The exception to this would be owls, which typically leave the nest at dusk.
SEARCH CAREFULLY
It is critically important that monitors avoid damaging nest sites. Nests that have yet to be discovered are particularly vulnerable. When searching for nests, move slowly through dense foliage, being careful not to dislodge any nests. The nests of ground-nesting birds, such as Killdeer, Ovenbirds, Bobolinks, and many waterbirds, are difficult to see, so tread lightly and be cautious around potential ground nest sites.
BE WARY OF NEST PREDATORS
Avoid leaving tracks that can direct predators to nests. Nest predators are everywhere-on the ground, in vegetation, and in the air-and many are smart enough to watch you! Be careful that predators such as cats, crows, and jays are not following you. Minimize damaging or trampling vegetation that could expose nests.
MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE AT THE NEST
It is important not to startle a bird as you approach the nest; this may cause it to accidentally knock out eggs or young when it flies off. Before approaching the nest, try to see if a parent is sitting on it. Whenever possible, wait a few minutes to see if the bird leaves on its own. If they do, this is the ideal time to check the nest. If the bird is to be flushed, give it ample time to slip off quietly by rustling branches or making noise during your approach. Nest boxes should be tapped first, then tapped again when open to allow the parent to slip away before you stare directly into the box. If a sitting bird does not leave on its own, do not force it off the nest. In this case, you will need to come back later. Remember to keep each visit brief, and wait until you are well away from the nest before recording your field notes.
DO NOT HANDLE BIRDS OR EGGS WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS
Do not handle young birds or eggs. Eggs can be easily cracked or small nestlings injured. Small nestlings are remarkably helpless and may not be able to crawl back into the nest cup if displaced, even inside of a nest box. Children monitoring nests should always be under the supervision of an adult. If you wish to band birds or handle nest contents, you need to possess the proper federal and/or state or provincial permits.
Don't Leave a Dead-end Trail
Don't Leave a Dead-end Trail
Photo © NestWatch
DON’T LEAVE A DEAD-END TRAIL
Whenever possible, take a different route away from the nest site than the route you took to reach it. Walking to the nest and back along the same path leaves a dead-end trail that can lead predators directly to the nest.
RESPECT PRIVATE LAND
If you wish to search privately owned land for nests, first gain permission from the landowner. Remember that you are asking for a favor. Explain your purpose; many landowners will probably be interested to learn more about what you are doing and what birds are nesting on their property. Treat landowners and their property with the utmost respect, and follow any special requests that they make.
UNDERSTAND THE LAWS PROTECTING MIGRATORY BIRDS
Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of the United States and the Migratory Birds Convention Act of Canada, it is illegal to possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the authority of a valid permit. Additionally, many species are protected by other state, provincial, and local laws. Therefore, in most instances it is illegal for you to touch or otherwise physically disturb an active nest or its contents.
Florence Wilson-Uebele; Well stated. Thank you! I found this filming disturbing vs fascinating. The human who filmed it sounds very, very immature. These are not her toys!! Not her personal pets!
That's why we need to keep our pets at home and not leave them outside.
Love your funny voice
I am heartbroken this morning. I have happily watched a cardinal couple build a nest in the bush next to my kitchen window, then lay their eggs.....they hatched about a week ago....watching both parents feed their babies was so heartwarming (also to watch the male feed the female during the incubation period was touching)...I looked in the nest from my window this morning and the 4 babies are not there 😭 As of yesterday they were not ready to fly. I had put repellent around and under the bush for oppossum, snakes etc....I am heartbroken !
Between squirrels (they eat the eggs) black snakes, hawks, oppossums, cats etc...they don't have much of a chance to survive. I have seen so many nests destroyed despite my efforts to protect them.
ANYONE with tips, please ????
How old were they when they tried leaving the nest? I have a baby fzzy head that I found near death on the sidewalk today and have been feeding him/her...Wish me luck that I will get to this place but was it like 2 weeks?
good luck. i have no idea - have you contacted a wildlife rescue organization in your area?
that was awesome filming jenny. it is amazing how fast they grow! so sad about one getting killed. are there raccoon around there? biting the head off seems like a raccoon thing to me, i've seen them do that before, i was mortified. i hope the other one flew away. and hope the last one makes it too. you're right, it's a miracle that they even survive at all with all the dangers out there. thanks for sharing them with us.
yes, i am sure we have raccoons, although i haven't seen one, i know they are around. also, opossums.
while I appreciate the video, you should have filmed from a far, to much intursion
I picked the bird up and put it back in the nest and never saw it again. Yes. You put your scent on it. If you want to give the world a lesson get your facts straight first.
@@davidames8642 it's a myth that birds give up on their young if we touch them. May be you should read up a little.
@@aoutsky Maybe you should try being a bird. They told me you're fucked.
Girl from far she wouldn’t be able to see the nest -4 years late
I am the night... I am Batman!
Awesome video, very cute. It's annoying seeing all the justice warrior knights commenting about how you should stay away, the mother can smell you on the babies or nest or whatever annoying sheeeeit they were going on about. They'll always find something to complain about, any/every single video, theyll bitch about something- they'll find something to whine about. Although, and this is very uncharacteristic of me- I never do this, but I have a mild complaint of my own. On that last day of filming, with the survivorbird sitting at the top of the bush and going in the bush and back out- I felt uneasy for him as you continued to approach while he was scared and going further in to hide. Maybe would have been best to not pursued so intensely as he began is attempt to hide. On the other hand maybe it'll give him practice to know he's gotta stay hidden. Also, you said the parents were around, makes me happy to know they were still around!
Shaking my head. What you're doing disturbs the birds. If you really care for them as you profess, please keep a respectful distance. How would you like some hulking, mumbling oaf poking around your newborns? If you do a little checking online, you'll read that you are supposed to avoid bird nests altogether that contain eggs or newborns, the parents may sense a threat and abandon the nest.
what camera do you use? I used a canon for mine.
This was a Panasonic Lumix
One baby looks different. It is probably a cowbird.
yes interesting - that's what someone else said too.
next time leave them alone. lucky Mom did not desert. and you may be reason he is on the ground.... telephoto lens or leave alone.
I was just thinking the same thing. Get a good camera and a strong telephoto lens... then stay WAY back! Those little ones require a LOT of food... and the parents cannot take care of them with humans around like that. Plus, as you mentioned.... the parents will often leave and not come back.
the desertion thing is a myth. if parents deserted the chicks every time a predator was just nearby, we'd have a lot fewer of them
Damn, sucks what happened to the babies. I have a ton of baby birds and nests in my yard, and cats and squirrels will attack the babies or eat eggs. I shoot squirrels since I caught them making lunch out of one of the bird nests. My neighbors let their cats roam too, so when they show up in my yard to mess with the birds, they get shot too. The idiots get mad at me, but they still don't care for their pets enough to keep them inside and safe. If they're on my property wreaking havoc, they're fair game for target practice and my neighbors have no legal ground to stand on. It's a good system. :)
shame on you for shooting animals.
They're invasive species decimating bird populations. It's important that their numbers don't get out of control.
Leave the birds alone. They do not deserve human interference! Dangerous to call attention to them. No wonder the parents are nervous!
Those birds are way too young to leave the nest you kept spooking them and they tried to find safety somewhere else and got killed in the process. You are lucky that the parents didn't fly down and flog your head!!!
yes, yes, this was filmed 6 years ago, i have gotten plenty of these types of comments. i never felt they were spooked. but it doesn't matter - i was the only one there.
They do indeed grow incredibly fast!
And to those freaking out about her close recording: No, the parents are not likely to abandon their young due to human scenting. Also, most birds living in urban settings will not abandon their young due to close human viewing because they typically experience enough human activity to not view people as a particularly predatorial threat, just someone to be very cautious of. They wouldn't be able to stop you from having your way with the nest and their spawn anyway, yet at the same time these parents observe that you are not actually doing anything potentially mortal to the vulnerable babes; only some curious viewing. Plus they nest where they feel relatively safe, so these parents don't seem as concerned about that location as they could be. Birds aren't completely stupid animals. :)
Every second you're in their proximity, is a second their parents should be tending to them. Incredibly selfish of you. I'm not impressed. Sorry, but I'm just not.
Put your damn cat in the house! It was the cat that killed the bird! I live near many ducks and I see many headless or disappearing ducks.The babies are very vulnerable alone, i saw a boy duck kill a chick one time.
my cats are let out in the yard with me supervised - i am with them the whole time. we go outside together and come in together. i assure you MY CATS did not kill the bird.