Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Leaving the nest

A mama robin decided to make her nest on the windowsill of one of my colleagues at work. He installed a camera to capture the nestlings' progress and made a time lapse montage. It's amazing to watch.


The adult birds never stop caring for their young, much like all you hard-working parents out there.

12 comments:

  1. JulieJuly 13, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    that was so amazing!! wow, what a pleasure to see something like that close up.

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  2. melissaJuly 13, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    what an amazing video. that is one busy mama.

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  3. CelticCastOnJuly 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    So cool. T and I just watched this together. She kept saying "Bordy sit in, bordy seepin"
    Its amazing how far she puts her beak in when she's feeding them, you'd think they'd choke!

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  4. JulesJuly 13, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Wonderful! A precarious place to nest... and amazing to see how big the chicks got and the mum perching on top!

    Thanks for sharing such an insightful set of images. What a wonderful place to work!

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  5. AnnieJuly 13, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    That video is quite wonderful. Thank you for sharing :)

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  6. AlineJuly 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    I can't wait to watch this again with my wee folk. Thank you for sharing this! I loved the night time part and when she had bug for each beek, priceless! XX

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  7. Margie OomenJuly 15, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    it is an exhausting job, parenthood but it is filled with treasures and then one day they do leave the nest:)

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  8. CandiceJuly 16, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Spectacular! We had nesting robins in June and it is an amazing thing to witness. Our brood of three stayed around our garden for a couple of weeks after leaving the nest. They even came back to the nest, but really only landed there for a few moments. Once they lost their speckled chest feathers and 'learn the ropes' of being a robin, I couldn't tell my brood from the other robins. But, it is truly a miracle.

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  9. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    How incredible, and rather sobering.

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  10. barbara@sparrowavenueJuly 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    what an exhausting video!
    laruelapalooza.blogspot.com had some pretty amazing shots of robins growing up on her porch

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  11. GeninneAugust 1, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Amazing video! Loved it :) Hope you guys are having a great time in NY! It was SO lovely to meet you Nicole. I'm now a fan of your blog. Your knitting is absolutely incredible.

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  12. Holly MAugust 28, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Fantastic! I'm worn out just watching it -- no wonder I never had kids :)

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Merci, my sweeties, for taking the time to leave a comment!