Thursday, July 24, 2008

House Finches in My Geraniums - Video of Feeding

Okay, so they're actually Hilary's geraniums, and the reason they're still here is because some house finches built a nest in them. Last week, the chicks hatched, and they have gotten big enough to see sticking their heads over the edge.



I'd been trying for a few days to catch the mother feeding them, when yesterday I finally did it. I almost got the father involved too--housh finch fathers typically help raise the chicks--but he flew away before I started recording. Here's the video:



One more:

2 comments:

Hilary said...

I can't wait til they can fly!

maybe then I can get my plant back!

Hilary said...

you should post some pictures of the garden