Unknowingly my domestic helper snipped off the two yellowed leaves of the Hydrangea macrophylla bush where the bird nest was attached.
I held the nest wondering what to do with it when we heard the mother bird chirping frantically away on top of a tree nearby.
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bauhenia kockiana
22 Dec 2012: I then used some green garden twine and secured the nest to several stems of Hydrangea and to a metal stake for Bauhenia kockiana. I then tied the upper stems together so that the leaves arch over the nest forming a protective canopy to shelter them from the elements.
No sooner had I finished the job, it rained cats and dogs. Phew, just in time!
27 December 2012 am: Both parents took care of their progenies. They constantly flew to and fro with grub in their beaks while at the same time chirping shrilly.
The babies stirred from their sweet slumber. It was feeding time.
"God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest"
~Josiah Gilbert Holland
"God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest"
~Josiah Gilbert Holland
Nest Address: No 27, Hydrangea Lane, Lake Edge.
Nest Residents: Tweety, Peety and Weety
Zostaw gniazdo, może inne ptaszki go znajdą i założą tam rodzinę. Wspaniała obserwacja i zdjęcia. Leave the nest, other birds can find it, and put family there. Great observation and photos. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteI do not intend to remove the nest. However I wonder whether any bird would want to make use of an abandoned bird nest. Happy New Year to you.
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ReplyDeleteIt's really good toe see birds making nest in our compound right..we used to have like 4 times birds making nest in the small tree very near to our house too...
you've given them name too err...very cute...before they got the full feathers, they looked like bulbul here a bit... take care of them ok..
happy new year
I've saved them from being abandoned by their parents and had much bonding with them. Thus its only natural to give them names. They are most likely not bulbuls.
DeleteWhat a lovely tale to end 2012 on. I am so pleased that the nest wasn't abandoned and the little birds flew off as nature intended. A precious record of their development - thank you for showing it - wishing you a good New Year.
ReplyDeleteI've heard before that if the baby birds or nest have come into contact with humans, they would be abandoned by their parents. Initially I was not hopeful, but slowly I saw their progress. I'm glad it all ended well. Wishing you a blessed 2013.
DeleteI'm brimmed to tears for the help you gave those teeny birds. May God bless you for your kind effort. A good ending for 2012. You picked nice names for them too. May you be blessed with good health and 'friends' throughout the year.
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I'm touched by your sensitivity. Thanks for all the well wishes and kind words. May your year ahead be filled with all the goodness and happiness.
DeleteOh, what a lovely end to the story. I'm glad it worked out well for the birds. Are they tailorbirds?
ReplyDeleteThey do look like tailor birds. They actually stood up in the nest and flew off at the beckoning of the parents. It was around 7.00am.
DeleteGreat job Stiletto. You're a natural!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ngeun. Mother Nature never ceased to amazed me.
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ReplyDelete2013 Happy New Year, many beautiful, amazing new product images
Happy New Year to you too. In fact I've many posts in draft forms to be published later.
DeleteOh, I just loved your post, Stiletto. All of the images of the birds are adorable, but my favorite is the one with all of their names written on it. It looks like Tweety, Petty and Weety are reading it. :-) They were lucky to have you as their Guardian Angel. Happy New Year! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, thanks for all the positive comments. I appreciate that you like the images. Happy New Year and best regards.
DeleteI love that you rescued the nest and the babies were able to survive. How smart those parents are for nesting in your garden. You take great photos! :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the kind words. I myself was surprised that the parent birds still wanted to take care of their babies after all my handling. Besides wiring the nest together, I allowed Santa and Rudolf to visit and also hung up their address! I did the latter two activities as I know the birds are committed parents.
Deleteit's just amazing that you saved them! so glad the parents came back to them after you'd handled the nest. what a hopeful little story!!
ReplyDeleteI think its the case of the parent birds having good parenting skills and attitude. previous to this there were other nests with eggs in them. However for unknown reasons, the mother (Bulbul)refused to sit on them and the eggs remained unhatched.
DeleteWonderful story and pictures! Best wishes to Tweety, Peety, Weety and their parents. Happy New Year to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane. The three siblings are fine. I can hear them tweeting softly from the trees. Happy New Year to you.
DeleteHow lovely that you saved the birds and saw them growing up and leave the nest happy and healthy. Isn't it a miracle? Thanks for sharing this sweet story with documentation photos on your blog and letting us participate.
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Hi there of garden dreams. I'm so glad that they were able to mature in the nest and took flight. Initially I didn't have much hope as earlier two baby birds in another nest died three days after hatching.
DeleteAwesome pictures, Stiletto! Lucky birds they made their nest in your garden!
ReplyDeleteThanks Satu. The birds probably sense that this is a bird-friendly garden even though they know that snakes and lizards abound.
DeleteI am loving this post! The mistake, the rescue, the visitors, the address, the growth and finally "empty nest syndrome". Those three little faces with their yellow beaks, new beginnings, perfect post for a New Year.
ReplyDeleteOh Rosemary, I'm so glad that you appreciated every stage of the three siblings'little life saga. I feel them around in the garden. I hope I can capture them together. I once had three young turtle doves coming home to the same branch to sleep for a periond of six months. Too bad I was not into photography then.
DeleteWhat a wonderful story and a happy ending too. Great photos. Hope you see the youngsters again soon. When we have birds leave the nest, they usually reappear in the garden about two weeks later.
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal for the tip. I'll be looking out for them. I missed them already.
DeleteI love this Stiletto, i noticed we almost have the same style of posting, as in my looper post. We also have this bird, i think it is the yellow vented bulbul. However, i cannot get many chronological shots as I don't stay much at home. This holidays i also shot some praying mantis, spiders, insects and yes i have series on larvae, will post them next time!
ReplyDeleteI think you've mentioned this before, so I checked some of your older posts and I concur with you on this aspect of posting :D I don't think they are yellow vented bulbuls as they do not wear eyeliner round their eyes. Looking at the parents and as pointed out by Snail, they could be Tailor birds.
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