Unless someone tells me otherwise, I will conclude that the mystery egg that I placed in a Robin’s nest was tossed and replaced with a third Robin’s egg.
As you can see, one bird does appear darker than the other two, but my research suggests it is probably a male robin. Still, great fun and they will soon be off.
© 2014 Michael Fiveson
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I wonder if you put an Easter egg there made of chocolate whether it would hatch and the Easter Bunny would fly.
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Pass that joint, Ba.
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Best comment response ever!
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Well I love Barry but clearly something was amiss there. You know here in Colorado you can go into a store and buy weed. Never thought I’d see that anywhere in my lifetime, let alone a few miles from me.
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What a great experiment! Makes me feel good they’ve all survived and are just about to the fledgling stage!
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And they are just so pretty. It is truly remarkable how quickly they grow. It looks like a male robin to you, yes?
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If de swarthier one
grows out in dreads mon,
den Three Little Birds,
ev’ry ting gonna be alright….
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I love this. Thanks mon.
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I have enjoyed following your baby birds. I guess the parent Robin’s know their eggs by their color but if you never say three blue eggs and there are three chicks it does make you wonder a bit. But, as you say maybe another blue egg was laid and the white one tossed. See any white shell on the ground? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_egg_blue Wikipedia has a nice little blub on Robin egg blue the color. I will say that blue isn’t so uncommon in the bird world as Great Blue Herons have blue eggs as do White Egrets and Tri-color Herons. Noticed for the first time a month ago that Glossy ibis eggs are a very deep blue..kinda like Robin egg blue. The herons have a softer blue. Oh, and Green Herons…blue too.
Thanks for the updates on your nest..and birds do grow incredibly fast. Last post they were full of pin feathers and now looking much further along.
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forgive my typos
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We share that world, as humans.
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Oh sure, I looked all around for remnants of the white egg, but found nothing except parts of the blue eggs.
Thanks for the comment and for following along. It keeps me off the street 😉
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Either that or on the street, in the field…shooting of course!!
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😉
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Cant believe how much they have grown! I’m still hoping that one of them turns out to be a wren 🙂 I will admit they appear to be robins.
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Wrenever I look at them, I am blown away. I love these birds. Wren they leave I will have empty nest syndrome.
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Snorting coffee here again this morning. You make me laugh Mike.
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I was just looking at baby wrens. Appears they too have blue eggs. Oh, and the robins have taken to calling me uncle Mike. When they leave it will wrench my heart.
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Uncle Mike what bird has cream colored eggs? Maybe they could just move in to your house. I’m sure Pumpkin would be delighted.
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Oh hell, I knew about white eggs and now I can’t remember. Shhhh, don’t talk about Pumpkin and those birds in the same breath.
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How cute! And what a great shot!
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I love the shot. I love them. Thanks Laura.
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You’re welcome Mike 🙂
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Very sweet!
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Thanks!
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It will be interesting to see what develops!
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I think it already has developed.
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Uncle Mike has captured some truly lovely photos. I’m sure you’ll be heartbroken wren they fly the coop 🙂
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I have experience with this kind of loss. When Matt went to college, that was hard. All I ask of the birds is that they stay in touch.
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Perhaps they’ll come back to nest and then ‘uncle’ Mike will become ‘grandpa’ Mike LOL
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Happy end it makes me happy
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🙂
You being happy makes me happy, Marylou.
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How cool. Wonder who our foster baby is.
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None of them? I suspect they are all robins. What do you think Lilly?
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There’s no way if one came from the white egg. And one of your babies has different coloring. There’s a possibility the egg was a cowbird’s and either it didn’t make it into the nest at first (missed) or the robin mom pitched it over the side. You will know as they get bigger, but you definitely have one that is different coloring. It will be fun to see.
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Time will tell but unless they leave me a note I won’t know as I’ll be out of town before long.
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Oh, no. The plot will have unresolved conflict. That is so 70s!
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I am so 70’s. 60’s too.
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We can safely say one is not a chicken!
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Such a wonderful thing to be able to see up close, Mike!
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Yes, that is exactly right and this is all new stuff for me, so my fascination is child-like. It is very cool and really amazing.
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I am envious!
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https://www.google.com/search?q=baby+cowbird&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=SFfnN-i0SmwMuM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQ3WlsgEG-X2sEQuuFzCksGmkKh8xE83DyjXXHo8yuE0a2vNDzZ%253B400%253B329%253Bfy39h-isoOjL7M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.biologydude.com%25252F2012%25252F04%25252F30%25252Fthe-cowbird-that-brown-headed-son-of-a-gun%25252F&source=iu&usg=__5WVndA-yPPCXw61pU1MLWphv2HQ%3D&sa=X&ei=XL6bU-2EHI_woASJ2YHoDQ&ved=0CCQQ9QEwAQ&biw=1270&bih=737#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=RXsepXA2QbBrWM%253A%3BMG4O92nQFwpBQM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.2ndchance.info%252Fbabybirdphotos-cowbirdB.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.2ndchance.info%252Fbabybirdphotos.htm%3B220%3B222
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Interesting, but that does not look like my darker bird. Also, the egg I found was all white, not speckled. Thanks Lilly. I think it is a male Robin.
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They look much like my baby chicks that i have right now!
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Am I talking to a dog?
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Hmmm. What do you think?
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I think it is much easier for me to talk with the human who loves the dog. My vocabulary expands, as does my interest.
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As you wish
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Well then I think baby chicks are very cool but I once raised baby ducks and on the cute scale they scored real high.
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Most babies are pretty cute. How are your babies doing? They grow fast.
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They are doing great. The whole process has blown me away. They are soon to be out of that nest based on how big they have become and it is a tight fit in a small nest. I love them.
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So sweet and beautiful.
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Sweet they are. Puffy little things too, about to hop away.
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They start from the most beautiful eggs. I relish their greeting of song every morning, just before the traffic noise begins.
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Today I stood outside in a light drizzle watching as both parents took turns swooping in and feeding their babies. It really is something to behold, although I expect they were wondering about that fool standing in the rain.
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Heavens, how awesome. Work work work and they still sing their little hearts out. I find the drizzle kind of relaxing at times if it’s still warm out. Plus it smells so good. (not that you wouldn’t) .
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It was warm out, as the weather here is about perfect now. I have another robin’s nest just outside my front door in an aspen tree, but it is higher up and not accessible like the one in the backyard.
I too like rain. Maybe I’d feel differently about that if I lived in Seattle.
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Such a beautiful photo, Uncle Mike. In terms of Empty Next Syndrome: If you’re a fan of the best show of all time (The Andy Griffith Show), you may remember one of the all time most popular episodes. Opie, after accidently killing Mama Bird, raises the baby birds and names them Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod. When the birds fly away, Opie expresses sadness over the empty bird cage. Andy says “Yes, son, it sure does. But don’t the trees seem nice and full.”
(and so ends tonight’s bedtime story)
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Well, there was a time I did watch that show, back in the day, before I could no longer watch anything with a laugh track. That sounds like a nice story, but I don’t remember that particular episode. Two of my birds have flew the coop, or nest. The smaller and darker remains. I am a bit worried about him. I hope his parents are still feeding him. Nice talking, Laurie.
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A delightful interlude Mike. I’ve enjoyed the posts and the pictures very much. Having trouble getting over the weed comment. We still can’t get the stuff medicinally and the all the research shows what an effective treatment it is for the pain in MS but I still can’t have it. Those uneducated self promoters who sit in our government know better than all those scientists.. one day perhaps. Either that or I come to Colorado, buy a bag or two, hire a bike and call on Uncle Mike to take that road trip. 🙂
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We live in a stupid world. No surprise there. There is pot shop only 3 miles from me. I would for sure hook you up, as good uncles do.
Thanks for the comment Adrian. I have a guest room for you.
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Thank you Mike! 🙂
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