Their eyes are open now and it's still very hard to tell if there are five babies. They did not move a muscle when I opened the box but I can see them breathing so I know they're alive.
By July 5th or 6th the little ones will start to fledge. I'll have to keep my cat Gary inside. But last night I discovered another predator. A stray cat has been coming around. Couldn't happen at a worse time. I seem to attract strays for some reason!
The parents feed them all day long. Yesterday, the mama was sitting on top of the box with a cricket in her mouth. I could see it squirming.
She sat there for the longest time, then finally went inside.
Here's a new visitor to my backyard. It's a White-Breasted Nuthatch. I saw it for the first time yesterday. It shares the suet cakes with the Downy Woodpeckers.
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