baby purple martins!! That's right...I was shocked to open up the lid of pod #5 and see 2 tiny pink little baby martins lying on top of the two unhatched eggs! What an amazing site and so exciting after the long wait! Momma flew around as we checked the nest. As we left, the pair perched on the starburst. We watched as the male martin stood guard and momma checked on her new little ones. We will be doing a nest change soon and checking daily for mites, parasites and any other bugs that are a danger to the babies! Check back tomorrow to see if the other 2 eggs hatched later in the day! Tell everyone you know...MWE has baby martins! YEAH!
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey're so cute!! I wondered if something was up when I didn't see a thing this morning.
Judi
AWESOME!!! We are so excited about the new babies!
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WOW,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!That is Soooooooooooooooo cool! lucky. How come the purple martins did not last year?
ReplyDeleteMaddie Suerth
AAron F says COOL YEA! ( through aunts' account)
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see all of you following along with our purple martin project!
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