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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Wednesday morning Marcia, Jan, and Cindy picture

This isn't necessarily going to be a regular Wednesday thing, but I skipped the Saturday Sheba/Nina pictures last weekend and then everybody was all omigod what have you done with the Sheba/Nina pictures you can't do this to me, so I figured I owed y'all some animal pictures.

So, introducing Marcia, Jan and Cindy:

(L-R) Marcia, Cindy, Jan. From 20 May.

A nice robin (Turdus migratorius) couple built a nest on top of our gutter's downspout, on the northwest corner of the house, which I've taken a few pictures of, but I'm probably not going to have a lot more opportunities: Wikipedia says that chicks leave the nest two weeks after hatching, and these look pretty big already. We'll see.

(L-R) Marcia, Jan, Cindy. 23 May.

The parents (Mike and Carol, presumably) don't really approve of me taking pictures, and get really agitated when I try, but there's not much they can do to stop me. So far no actual damage has been done, though they watch Sheba and me pretty closely when we're outside.

I don't actually know that the chicks are all female; it's just funnier to call them Marcia/Jan/Cindy. For that matter, I also can't tell them apart from one another, the captions in the photos above notwithstanding. I'm mainly going according to their facial expressions and/or posture.
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10 comments:

  1. grumblebunnyMay 25, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    Jan (in the first pic): Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

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  2. Plowing Through Life (Martha)May 25, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Awww...super cute! It looks like it's getting pretty crowded in there; they should be leaving that nest pretty soon. Because it's still pretty early in the season, mom and dad will probably make a second family after Marcia, Jan and Cindy are gone.

    We have a robin family at the top of one of our eavestroughs (had one in the same place last year, too), but it's too high up and I can't get up there to take photos. Darn.

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  3. The Sage ButterflyMay 25, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Aww-ww! They have a full nest. It is so great you got these photos.

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  4. PaulMay 25, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    heheheh...Turdus. That really should be the grackle's designation.

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  5. CelticRoseMay 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Awww...cute! :)

    Okay, you're forgiven for the lack of Sheba and/or Nina pics on Saturday. ;)

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  6. LorrieMay 25, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    The Latin binomial for Canada goose is Turdus migratorius. The robin is Microturdus migratorius. Did you misplace your Peterson Field Guide?

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  7. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    It's my understanding that too much disturbance can cause the parents to abandon their nest. Take that into account when you're tempted to take more pictures.

    Don

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  8. TigerdawnMay 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    I thought about sending you a hate email but I was too lazy. This makes up for Saturday though.

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  9. mr_subjunctiveMay 25, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Lorrie:

    No. I didn't.

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  10. LorrieMay 27, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Sorry about that, Mr. Subjunctive.
    It was a failed attempt at humour without the use of emoticons. And Canada geese irk me.

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