Baby Mockingbird

This little guy got stuck in our cedar tree for several hours. His mom was not happy with me for getting so close! She made sure he was safe and fed during his time in the tree. He finally was brave enough to fly back to the nest behind our fence!

In other news, the baby bluebirds froze to death the last week in April during a cold snap. The mom and dad removed them from the nest, and I found them in the back yard the next morning. It was terribly sad. I'm hoping another pair will nest in the box soon.

Cedar waxwings

Yesterday when the girls and I were leaving Chick-fil-a, Emma Rose told me to look at the pretty birds in the tree close to our car. When I looked, I had such a nice surprise! She had spotted a group of Cedar Waxwings! My goal is to attract these birds to our yard, and we planted red cedar trees in our yard about a year and a half ago just for them. I'm encouraged that we might actually see these beautiful birds from our windows. I have big spring time plans to add more vegetation to make our yard more enticing for them.

I took a picture with my phone, and it's not wonderful. But it helps me remember my goal!

Vulture

We interrupted his lunch with a friend!