Baby Birdies

We have a nest in our rose bush. I think it's a Cardinal nest, because I often see the daddy bird and he certainly stands out, although I can't be sure because a bunch of birds lay white and brown speckled eggs. Goodness. Anyway, we have some sweet little baby birds in our rose bush. I think Mama Cardinal watches us all the time. She's sneaky, that mama bird. And, of course, she's very protective. Understandably. The male Cardinal is never too far away from the nest and his female companion; usually he's hanging out in one of our trees, perched on the fence across the street, or sitting in a tree in Maddie and Gray's yard. :)

This is a picture of the nest, hidden behind the thorny rose branches. OUCH. I admire Mama Cardinal for even building a nest back there. There are a lot of "pokey things" (as Lainey says).

Yesterday, Baby Bird #1 hatched.

And, a few hours later, another little one (or two?) hatched.

This morning (Monday) all but one of the eggs had hatched. Look how sweet and cute and hungry those babies are. They are already tweeting and it's such a soft, sweet sound. Aww. I'm such a sucker. I refuse to believe that they will grow into big birds who will poop on my front porch.

And of course, Lainey loves checking on the babies every day. She was a bit surprised to learn that the baby birds wouldn't fly away immediately upon hatching from their eggs. But, she understands that we can't touch them and that we shouldn't stalk them. I, on the other hand, am completely obsessed and I am completely stalking them. I need to chill out a bit. Poor Mama Cardinal. She must want to file a restraining order to keep me away from her nest!