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Bluebirds of Happiness 2019

The bluebirds in my backyard are getting a late start in building a nest in the garden. They usually would have babies by this time of year. The ratbirds (sparrows) have delayed the building. I have spent the last month cleaning out ratbird nests. Three and four times a day I would clean out the nest. Trying to help the bluebirds. I was determined not to give up.

Finally today I noticed the ratbirds have not been around. Apparently the bluebirds have noticed as well. They have been at the house all morning. Just now I caught a photo of both the male and female. If you look closely you can see the female (bird in front) with pine straw in her mouth, which is nesting material for them. A great sign.

So far I have seen no ratbirds, keep your fingers crossed they will not return. These are my bluebirds of happiness.

©CarolDM2019

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        • Wow, those are beautiful. The Cebu Flowerpecker is a critically endangered breeding bird. It was feared to have become extinct early in the 20th century after the clearance of most of the island’s forests, but was rediscovered in 1992 in a small patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape and has since been found at three other sites, namely, the Nug-as forest of Alcoy, Mount Lantoy of Argao and the forests of Dalaguete. Other possible sites for this species are in Malabuyoc. The current population is estimated to be between 85 and 105.

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    • A sparrow. It is in the post in parentheses. If you are a bluebirder, you call them ratbirds because they make nests in the bluebird houses from trash, anything they can find, and they will destroy the bluebird eggs and kill the bluebirds and babies. It has sadly happened many times in my backyard.

  1. There are various birds in my garden, and for me they are all the same and are welcome now I will persecute them a bit differently. I ate all the seeds I sow …
     

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  2. I have no conditions to expect arriving birds. I live in a residential blog. But I have visitors – sparrows and pigeons, because I have a pastry on the terrace and lots of residual food from it. She attracts them and they come.

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