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Moms back again this year!!
« on: May 02, 2015, 05:37:38 PM »
Of the two known nests in our yard only one is being used this season. She's been busy,must have arrived pregnant or we just missed the early courtship this season. I'll try to update this as it progresses as it is in an easily accessible spot.
It's on one of these mountain ash branches. Very camoflaged.
Some Camo company could copy this pattern and we would be invisible
« Last Edit: May 03, 2015, 08:14:49 AM by quadrafire »

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2015, 05:40:06 PM »
These eggs are tic-tac sized for those of you that haven't seen them before

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2015, 05:46:05 PM »
wow that's crazy... super cool!
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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2015, 05:47:17 PM »
I'll let grandpa get the action shots. I'll get the stills  :tup:
Nice action shots Gramps

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2015, 11:14:43 AM »
cool looking nest.  What bird is making a home in your yard?

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2015, 11:30:00 AM »
cool looking nest.  What bird is making a home in your yard?

Oh Sorry. It's a humming bird

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2015, 05:48:07 PM »
Not a great pic but she wasn't in the mood for better. I think they hatched 48 hrs ago but couldn't get close till today. 2 babies and she is quite the protective mom.
Just love watching her!!!

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2015, 05:54:50 PM »
Nice. :)
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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2015, 03:12:06 PM »
well here is about 2 wks of growth since the last pic. Mom has been keeping me at bay, but she wasn't around them today. They fill out that nest quite well.

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2015, 10:46:33 PM »
Great photos!

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2015, 02:34:47 AM »
wow, very cool...  :tup:
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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2015, 07:48:04 PM »
Can't be long before they fly the coop

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2015, 07:55:30 PM »
Very cool...i took similar pictures this year...was doing a picture a week but the turkeys jumped ship just after the fourth week !! So I missed there final look

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2015, 08:27:27 PM »
Very cool...i took similar pictures this year...was doing a picture a week but the turkeys jumped ship just after the fourth week !! So I missed there final look
post up what you got. I think it's cool to see the progression. I was hoping for better but didn't pan out for me

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2015, 09:31:29 PM »
This was all I got....literally the day before I went for the final picture they split
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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2015, 10:00:22 PM »
Awesome shots.  Amazing you even found the nest!
Thank you
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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2015, 07:39:34 AM »
Kentrek that is cool. Was that nest on top of a wind chime? kinda funny to see the location she chose for that nest.

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2015, 07:41:38 AM »
Awesome shots.  Amazing you even found the nest!
Thank you
If we hadn't seen her land on that branch one day while we were standing there, we never would have seen it. I still have to look twice to find it and I look at it about daily. She used the same nest last year as well.

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2015, 07:56:22 AM »
Yup rite on top of the wind chime, but it's pretty protected from the weather...i think next time I'm going to try an every 3 day picture

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Re: Moms back again this year!!
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2015, 09:36:46 AM »
Cool Thread! :tup:
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