The egg is gone now and there are definitely 4 babies but I think I see a fifth. If you click on the image you'll be able to see an enlarged version. It looks like one baby is at the back with his/her head completely covered by the others.
They are so very tiny but still seem to be too big to have ever fit in those small eggs. I'm going to leave them alone now so they can have a quiet start in life.
I've been giving the parents raisins and got some bluebird food at the store. I put it in a container at the back of the birdhouse. I haven't seen them eat it but while viewing the birdhouse today, I saw a male oriole land and try to steal a piece of food. The male bluebird chased him off.
I decided to move the grape jelly to a spot that might entice the orioles more and he finally came down and ate some of it.
Saw this guy at the feeder. He's a rose-breasted Grosbeak. Isn't he pretty?
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I love all these posts Hope.
and I think there might be five - kinda hard to tell cuz the backs of their heads & their bodies are almost the same size!
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