She came back!

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You may remember last year we watched a House Finch couple raise their babies in my window feeder. They came back! This morning I awoke to one egg and we quickly set up a webcam.



A couple of last year's photos.

What's its

I have the best son, always keeping his eyes open for me. He brought me this little branch full of tiny beetles(?). I have no clue what they are but I really liked them!

One of the berries on the branch had some empty egg cases on it.

I had to take many photos because they did not cooperate and pose for me. No, they were constantly moving this way and that.

Does anyone know what kind of little bug these are? With so many in one place I'm assuming they are babies. Did they hatch from those eggs?

Would you have guessed they were this little? Amazing little guys!

Patience

Patience was never my strong suit. Cancer changed that too. I used to stress and worry and want things done yesterday. But they can't take the tumor out the second they find it, there's always more tests to do and a game plan to come up with. Chemo is not done in one huge dose, but over a period of time. And remission is waiting for the next check up to make sure the cancer's still gone. Yep, cancer taught me patience.  I have become an expert at waiting, and while I wait I busy my mind with anything I can find.

Our little Finch mama should be having her eggs hatch any day.  She also is full of patience.  Sitting and waiting, turning the eggs, stretching her wings and returning to wait some more.

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I have put the 50D on the tripod about an inch from the window, the fisheye lens (which isn't so fishy on a cropped sensor) poking through the venetian blinds. I attached the remote trigger and just occasionally poke the button to see what's going on.  She's pretty curious about the lens, but it doesn't seem to bother her too much, she just looks at it a lot.

Sometimes she gets too close and the camera won't focus. I had to blindly pull the tripod away from the window a little until it would focus.  She is turning the eggs here. It's important to turn them every few hours or the baby bird won't develop.  Can't wait to see babies!

Say a little prayer that the suction cups keep holding.  The bird feeder I had on the window next to this one fell off a few days ago.  This has happened before and has been my biggest fear for these babies.

Distractions

It seems my yard is full of life! Watching creatures find and build suitable homes for themselves and their eggs is quite amazing! Checking up on them daily to see how things are going helps keep my mind on the future, on the way things keep moving on. I've never seen a spider so protective! She has been in the same spot for days. Such dedication! I bet the eggs feel safe and secure, protected from the world! I know I appreciate the people fighting my battle with me, the understanding and security they provide is one of the best gifts! I wonder how long it takes for spider eggs to hatch. It feels good to distract myself with wonderings of nature!

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She looks a little deflated.  Maybe I should gather some food for her.

Eight eyes! Creepy! lol

Happy Easter

These are just quick snaps from the point and shoot, we were too busy having fun to worry too much about photo quality, lol. Each egg Tristan found he would hold out like that to show me - there were 16 eggs, lol. And that sweet face, well that's his "cheese" face. He also tried to help sister a LOT. But Adrianna did really well at finding her eggs too, when he let her.

We had Easter last weekend, this weekend the kids are in Pennsylvania visiting their other grandparents - but they'll be back home Friday.