Nest Clean Up

photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

Not only do the adult Wrens work endlessly feeding the young…they are also required to do clean up as the young do tend to poop allot.

This is done by who knows how but everything is put into a fecal sac (doo doo bags) and removed from the nest.
I’m only going to assume that this would be done by any cavity nester.

Besides I would have charged them extra for clean up if they hadn’t done so themselves.

Another Opportunity Presented Itself

photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

An opportunity and another First for Me…visiting a American Kestrel site.

Smallest of the Falcon family these colorful birds are cavity nesters and about ten inches in size. They will use abandoned Pileated and Flicker cavities to nest in. At the time of my visit three young had fledged and the fourth was still in the nest cavity.

With both the Kestrel and Flickers being in the same area…this only meant that little walking was required for photographing both.

Meal has Arrived

photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

The kids are hungry and a meal arrives…Mamma and Papa Wren seem to be doing nonstop feeding as the youngsters grow. It’s unclear as to just how many hungry little mouths they had to feed.

Nothing more than memories now as the young have flew the coop…although the adults and kids can still be heard in and around the bush.