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Wordless Wednesday…It Has Begun!

 

The Spring Nesting Season has begun! Well it actually began almost two weeks ago when Mama Bluebird completed the nest in our backyard bluebird box. 

 

The nest begins with just a few pine needles and then once mom and dad are ready, mom goes back and forth bringing in little bunches of pine needles. She spends time making it just right. 

 

We’d hoped that she would delay laying until after the freezing weather we had last week, and she did!  Just barely, though. 

 

The first egg was laid on Sunday. Typically, mama bluebird lays one egg a day…around mid-morning. 

We’ll wait to see if this will be a brood of 4 or 5! Fingers crossed.. 

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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Kathy - as anticipation builds, such signs provide hope.   

Feb 26, 2025 05:07 AM
Kathy Streib

Michael Jacobs I know there are wren or chickadee nests in our neighbor's bushes that are along our driveway!  That's exciting too.

Feb 27, 2025 07:07 PM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Kathy, you and Larry eagerly anticipate this annual event, and we always enjoy your updates on the newborns as they hatch in their nest.

Feb 26, 2025 05:36 AM
Kathy Streib

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400  we're hoping the freeze and snow we had earlier won't impact this year's nesting season. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:08 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Kathy, for sharing your photographs.

Enjoy your walks!

Feb 26, 2025 06:20 AM
Kathy Streib

Hi Roy Kelley Thank you and Hello to Chef Dolores. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:09 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Well, I assumed you were talking about Spring Training for baseball (which is, of course the most important time of the year). Nesting season is pretty good too, though.

Feb 26, 2025 06:23 AM
Kathy Streib

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty we loved going to Spring Training when we lived in Delray Beach. I'm trying to learn who the new Astros are. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:10 PM
Doug Rogers
RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL
Your Real Estate Resource!

Awww. And birds help with mosquito control too. 

Feb 26, 2025 06:50 AM
Kathy Streib

Doug Rogers They do!!!!  I love hearing the mockingbirds sing. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:11 PM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

How fun to see a family grow from the get go.  Our bird houses are off and on with nesters.  Never know from year to year.  Our feeders are always busy though.  m

Feb 26, 2025 07:50 AM
Kathy Streib

Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho I want to get a hanging basket to see if a bird will put a nest in it. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:12 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Kathy Streib How exciting! Watching life recreate itself so beautiful!

Feb 26, 2025 09:59 AM
Kathy Streib

Hannah Williams it is!!! I never tire of seeing what Mother Nature shares with me. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:12 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Kathy, those are really cool eggs, and sure it is fun watching all this happening!

Feb 26, 2025 10:58 AM
Kathy Streib

Joan Cox it really is fun. Those eggs look large but are about the size of a Peanut M&M. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:13 PM
Aura Alex
Seattle, WA
Retired Real Estate Pro

Awww...a reminder for me to tell a fun Spring story soon! Thank you for the inspiration, Kathy. 

Feb 26, 2025 11:33 AM
Kathy Streib

Aura Alex I can't wait!!!

Feb 27, 2025 07:14 PM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

What a delightful peek into the bluebird's nesting journey, Kathy Streib! I love how you captured the magic of nature—it's such a joy to share these moments and appreciate the little things that make spring so special!

Feb 26, 2025 11:51 AM
Kathy Streib

Lew Corcoran Thank you!!! I could sit outside and watch the birds and squirrels all day. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:15 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

I was just in Florida with some warmer weather, and I think I brought it back with me as it is in 58 degrees today. Enjoying the moderate warmth.

Feb 26, 2025 12:10 PM
Kathy Streib

wow Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 hope you had fun in FL  We're in the 70s and I'm so excited. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:16 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

So exciting! Another happy bird family thanks to you two!

Feb 26, 2025 12:34 PM
Kathy Streib

Sharon Tara we are so excited. I've lost count of how many birds have fledged from the nest boxes. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:23 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Spring has sprung!  And I look forward to seeing the videos as the chicks hatch and Momma is busy feeding her brood!

 

I was surprised to see a few wasps flying around in our side alcove yesterday. I mentioned it to Gary and he said it was because it's really warmed up.  Now we just heard from our neighbor  5minutes ago that we have a hive of them buzzing around a grass bush out front.  Not for long......nasty little buggers.

Feb 26, 2025 12:47 PM
Kathy Streib

Anna "Banana" Kruchten I've never seen anything like that and if I do, I hope it's from afar!

Feb 27, 2025 07:24 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy somethings can't wait.  When you gotta go you gotta go.   🤣

Feb 26, 2025 01:36 PM
Kathy Streib

Oh my gosh George Souto I guess so!!! But I'm so happy they waited. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:26 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Kathy,

I love the pictures you were able to snap!! Good for Mama for holding off on the cold weather we experienced last week! Can't wait to hear the final count from these gorgeous eggs!!

Feb 26, 2025 04:35 PM
Kathy Streib

Dorie Dillard Austin TX Mom bluebird has skipped 2 days of laying so the brood may only be 3 eggs this time. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:29 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Associate Real Estate Broker

You will have to see if Mama bird has the good foresight to keep up to your expectations of the size of the family.

Feb 26, 2025 07:37 PM
Kathy Streib

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 something is going on. She has not laid an egg in two days but isn't sitting on the eggs either. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:29 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Kathy:

I so enjoy following your posts and seeing your photos about the bluebirds and their lives in your yard. Will be fun to see how big the family will get. Keep us all posted as life progresses!

Jeff

Feb 27, 2025 11:56 AM
Kathy Streib

Jeff Dowler, CRS After our snow and ice in Feb 2021, the nesting season was impacted. It took a year or more to recover. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:31 PM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

I love the beautiful shade of blue of the bluebirds eggs 💙 I'll follow along to see how many hatch and when!

Feb 27, 2025 01:41 PM
Kathy Streib

Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty Keep watching. We're checking our other boxes as well. 

Feb 27, 2025 07:31 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Associate Real Estate Broker

Kathy Streib   Mamma bird could be camera shy or else  she became another bird's meal.

Feb 28, 2025 04:22 AM
Patricia Feager
Flower Mound, TX

Kathy Streib - thank you for yours and Larry's dedication and commitment to help the Bluebird Mama to build a nest for her baby birds! I will be sure to follow the progress and to see the amazing pictures of how baby bird life develops. You have both created the PEFRFECT bird's eye view that many of us, never get to experience. 

Thanks again for this very happy posting. I enjoyed it completely! Having a hand in nature is richly rewarding. Kudos to you and Larry! 

Mar 01, 2025 01:51 AM