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Care and feeding of bluebird nestlings

Sometimes it seems like the parents aren't doing a good job of feeding the nestlings, and some are getting left out. This is a false impression. Actually it's the nestlings themselves that are ensuring they get fed. The parents almost always feed the closest and/or most insistent of the nestlings. The nestlings jockey for position when they are hungry.
This video shows the feeding of a brood over the course of about 35 minutes. Each nestling is numbered, and the color of the number changes each time the nestling is fed. You can see how they move around and make sure the feeding is mostly even.
The idle periods are sped up a bit to shorten the video. Other than that, this is a continuous 35-minute sequence.
Enjoy!

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  • @JFlocRNa
    @JFlocRNa2 ай бұрын

    Great video, Mike, thanks for taking the time to document the feeding. The BB's know what they're doing!

  • @suzanna_ll
    @suzanna_ll2 ай бұрын

    awww so cute

  • @cielavina739
    @cielavina7392 ай бұрын

    Paldies par jauko video😊 Mazie putni ir tik skaisti un viņiem ir laba apetīte 👍

  • @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906

    @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @simplycurlyde
    @simplycurlyde2 ай бұрын

    Good to know that the parents are doing good. It seems like the chicks were satisfied & were falling asleep. Do both parents feed?

  • @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906

    @mikeyoungsbackyardwildlife2906

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes they both participate in the feeding. The female is the only one who builds the nest and sits on the eggs and sits on the hatchlings. The male will feed the female while she incubates the eggs, but once they hatch, both of them share the feeding. Even after they fledge, both parents continue to feed them outside the nest for a couple of weeks until they figure out how to find food on their own.