The birb is either laying an egg or sitting on an egg or meditating about life's deepest secrets. Definitely do not have smartphone addiction, this one.
Bird nest building in full swing! I see two of them together sometimes, hopping about the branches of my garden plants. So cute.
They go back and forth a few times a day, and at night they go somewhere else to sleep. Once they shift in I would have to be very careful not to scare them!
So I came back to a half dead garden and, to my delight, a new sunbird nest! Yes, the sunbirds have returned and are rebuilding the former nest. So it is a true, they do recycle nests!
My concern is that my aircond compressor is right above the nest and may scare away the birds. Does that mean I do without the aircond for a while 🤭😵🤪
PS: Turned the aircond on. Birb didn't seem fazed by it. Yipee
Sunbirds are back to my #balconynest two days in a row! This one seems to be deeply pondering at the old nest, which was made around the same time last year by another pair of Sunbirds. Do you think they will rebuild or salvage the nest for another location?
My question is how do they know the nest is here? Are these the babies that flew off the nest and came back cos they remember where it was?
I think the sun birds are back! A couple visited the former nest and I can see them flying back and forth. Maybe to dismantle it, maybe to rebuild it, I guess we shall see!
Towards the end of last year, I got to watch a pair of sunbird build a nest and then raise two chicks. I decided to capture my live toots in a blog post to keep the memories forever 🥰
Now that the sunbirds are grown up, they leave around 7am to go on their bird adventures all day and return around 6pm for bed time.
I had a good look at the nest today and was amused and quite impressed that it is made up of rafia string, twigs, dried leaves and...fur! What dog or cat contributed to this nest, I wonder?
I was thinking of walking to the nearest cafe to read blogs and journal but realize I have a perfectly good spot in my apartment to do that. If you have been following my #BalconyNest posts, the nest is at the upper right corner of the pic, hanging from the plant.
I ❤ my apartment #SundayVibes#Journaling#Relaxing#Reading
I was getting worried for baby sunbird because she just flew off and I didn't see her the whole day
And then around 6pm she returns with mum and dad and she's now chirping up a storm, probably telling them about her adventures.
Caught a video of the little sunbird chick flying from its nest to perch on my Brazilian Spinach. Happy to give you a little garden to test your wings, baby bird. Now be a nice #bird and poop on my spinach.
Today, to my surprise the sunbird chicks were not in the nest in the morning! Like there was nobody inside. The #birds are back now, with mum and dad occasionally visiting.
I guess its time for them to fly out of the nest. Aww they have grown so much. Look at how fat and floofy this chick is!
The Sunbird looks nice, fluffy and well-fed today. Not sure if this is the chick or mama, but she is gorgeous!
Fyi if you have not been following my #BalconyNest story, a pair of sunbirds built a nest in my balcony, and there are now two chicks growing inside the nest.
The #birds have gotten really nice and big. They look about ready to fly out of the nest.
The chicks are literally growing into their colours now. Before, they were a downy black and grey, now you can see splashes of yellow. Aww its like watching babies growing up
The sunbird chicks are grown up! (There are two of them in the nest.) Before, I could not even see the 🐥, but now, you can see them sleeping in their little nest. One is clearly bigger than the other. Probably because it's better at getting food from mom and dad.
Mum and dad #sunbird is out all day these days to find food to feed these young 'uns
Children can be so demanding, eh?
PS: Still cant believe this nest is right next to my living room and I have been at the very beginning watching the parents pick out the spot to build the nest until now, feeding their chicks! Follow the story #balconynest
Finally managed to capture the moment mama sunbird feeds her chicks. If you squint hard enough, you should be able to see a little mouth pop up inside the nest.
The sunbirds' nest continues to grow. I even saw one sitting inside, like it is testing it! Amazing how their brains came equipped with blueprints for this architectural wonder made out of feathers, twigs and ...rafia strings.