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I got back from my trip to Tennessee Monday, and the first thing I noticed was that my yard was a jungle. The second thing I noticed was this robin’s nest. She built in the autumn olive bush right in front of my porch, about six feet out and one foot below the porch rail. She seems very comfortable with my taking pictures, so I will get to record her raising the chicks. I’ll keep you posted!
This year I am having to face a development I don’t even want to think about. I keep food out for Goldfinches and Hummingbirds every year. In May four years ago I had dozens of Goldfinches and HUNDREDS of Hummingbirds. Each year the numbers have been decreasing. This year I have maybe ten hummingbirds, and I saw the first Goldfinch of the year today. I see the same drastic decrease in most other species, including all of the songbirds, and even crows, which are incredibly tough and intelligent survivors. Something is very wrong here.
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Comments (8)
GBCalls
Cool! You will be surprised how quickly they grow from the egg to flight. A couple years back I took a series following a robin. She had her first egg in her nest on May 27th and ended up with four total - the first hatched on June 10th and they all four flew from the nest on June 22nd.
Charberry
Very nice capture. It's hard to get birds to cooperate for pictures, I know. As far as the diminishing of the population of wildlife, I am concerned as well. Some people say it's the GMO crops, some say it's the 'chemtrails' from some jets. Others say it's the climate change. Maybe it's everything, but it is something we should be concerned about. The bee population has also been in distress in recent years, too.
whaleman
Great shot, but startling news about such a dramatic decline.
durleybeachbum
A wonderful photo..I look forward to the series! What are your theories for the changes?
Erestorfan
This is a wonderful shot of momma robin! It will be fun to see pics as the eggs hatch and the babies are growing. We had a robin nest in a holly bush next to our walkway last year and Mike was able to get some pics of the babies as they grew. Amazing! Here in NH at the end of winter, very first part of spring, there were hardly any birds such as chickadees, tufted titmouse, birds that are usually seen in abundance...even the Audobon Society talked about the lack of birds...but then all of a sudden, they showed up. No one could figure it out....
ocoee53
My thoughts on the problem; you may remember West Nile Virus being in the news here in the United States around 2000. The invasive virus was spread by mosquitoes. There was a panic caused by the fear that many people would die, but it turned out to be less dangerous than the flu and dropped from the news, as these things do. For a while there was news here in Kentucky of a few horses being killed by the virus, but that has faded too. What was not reported for any length of time was the fact that birds seem to be hit very hard, and as the virus spread and became entrenched in the environment bird populations dropped, and continue to do so. I think there are other factors in the decrease, but at this point I feel the virus is the main culprit.
flora-crassella
a very beautiful picture!!!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Awww sweet!