Cardinal Cam - Chicks are no more

[mgdimarco]

Mom gets upset when I set the camera. But she returned soon enough

[JamesC]

Thanks for sharing!

[Thumpersma]

What a great use of the cameras. Thanks for the glimpse into otherwise usually hidden worlds. I hope you post more once the babies are born. 

[mgdimarco]

The first hatchling appeared yesterday but the process was not seen. This is the second of two hatchlings emerging.

https://youtu.be/_DS8f5YELgo

And then there is feeding time.

https://youtu.be/b9e9wBDKrQg  which never ends

Nest clean up

https://youtu.be/awHdd8kLXd0

And Mom hates it when I mess with the camera

https://youtu.be/H80k6QqeG_c

[mgdimarco]

CORRECTION:  There's three chicks.

[Thumpersma]

OH my goodness! They are so adorable! Dad really takes a great interest in the babies. And mom is certainly suspicious of that ever present eye staring at her home. Last summer my neighbor had a house sparrow nest in her hanging plant on her front porch. I didn't have Arlo then but I took manual pictures everyday from the day the eggs were laid. It was amazing to see the daily changes in the chicks - everyday getting bigger and more feathered. Then, one day, they were just gone! An empty nest with a broken egg shell was all they left. Amazing how these wonderful creatures bless our lives. Keep the videos coming!

[mgdimarco]

We lost one chick today to a hungry Black Bird.

https://youtu.be/gEOXrZZ4pyM

[mgdimarco]

The predator that took the one chick yesterday must have found it tasty.  It took the other two this morning. The chicks were presumably food for some larger bird's chicks.