This little guy was hatched in a nest that the mama made in our front door wreath.
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Full Plate
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: A robin gathers fresh worms for the young ones in the nest.
Portrait of an American Robin
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: A male robin poses on a branch, but he's probably scouting for worms below in the grass.
Dad Changes the Diapers Too
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: This male robin has removed a fecal sac excreted from one of the babies. Fecal sacs are nature's way of keeping the nest clean as the sac contains the poo from one bird. Early in the life cycle, when the fecal material is not heavily contaminated with bacteria, the bird parents often consume the sac themselves for nutrition. As the nestlings become larger, their excrement has more organisms, so the fecal sac is carried away from the nest and deposited elsewhere.
Female Robin Brings Home the Bacon
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: Both male and female parents assist in raising their babies. In this image, the mother has returned with a beak full of yummy worms.
Hungry Babies
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: A female robin feeds her young.
It's Never Enough
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: After feeding her young, the babies beg for more.
Delivery of a Fecal Sac
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: One baby robin lifts his tail towards mom as he begins to excrete his fecal sac.
Delivery of a Fecal Sac - 2
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: The white substance in the middle is the fecal sac being pushed out.
Delivery of a Fecal Sac - 3
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: The mother carefully grabs the sac with her beak and gently assists in its expulsion.
Looks Like a Piece of Cotton
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: The fecal sac is pure white, almost like cotton. The mother will either consume it if she doesn't sense contamination, or she will take it out of the nest, and deliver it somewhere else.
Don't They Ever Get Enough?
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: The look in this mother's eyes is something most moms can identify with. She must wonder if she will ever get all of her babies fed and satiated.
Begging For More
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: These little ones are eating machines, competing with each other for their share of the dinner plate.
When Is Enough, Enough?
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: This mother must wonder if her babies will ever stop begging.
"Where Is That Mate of Mine?"
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: It's time for the Papa Robin to bring in his share to feed these insatiable babies.
Asleep At Last
KENTUCKY, USA - APRIL 24, 2020: With both parents away from the nest, the babies have no reason to beg, so they take a well-needed nap.
Mama arrives with lunch
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Mountain Bluebird arrives with lunch for her chick.
Mama Mountain Bluebird struggles with her landing
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Mountain Bluebird struggles to find a perch on which to feed her baby.
Feeding her chick
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Mountain Bluebird feeds her hungry chick.
Hovering and feeding
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Mountain Bluebird struggles to hover and feed her hungry chick.
Mom arrives with an insect snack
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Mountain Bluebird arrives with another tasty insect snack to feed her hungry chick.
Open Wide!
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A Mountain Bluebird chick opens his mouth for his tasty insect snack.
What's a mother to do?
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: She has just fed her chick, but he is still hungry. Remind you of your kids??
Gone in a split second
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A Mountain Bluebird chick swallows the insect whole as his mother feeds him.
Dinner is served
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Moutain Bluebird brings a tasty dinner to her chick.
Mama and Chick
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: Something has distracted this mama Mountain Bluebird and her chick.
Feeding an incessant hunger
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A female Moutain Bluebird stuffs some tasty insects straight into her baby chick's mouth. I watched her for about 45 min as she made multiple trips to secure food for her baby whose appetite never seemed to be satisfied.
"Where is that mother of his?"
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A male Moutain Bluebird turns his back on his screaming chick, waiting for the mother to return. He has just fed the chick, but the baby still cries incessantly.
"Where is that mother of his?"
Franktown, Colorado - June 30, 2020: A male Moutain Bluebird turns his back on his screaming chick, waiting for the mother to return. He has just fed the chick, but the baby still cries incessantly.