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You know she's thinking.."Thank God I'm not hanging on for dear life in a nest on a branch getting soaked ...thanks LTBN for putting up this nesting box")

@cattailer1077

10 ай бұрын

My thought exactly👍

@ItsMeHello555

10 ай бұрын

@@cattailer1077 , mine also!

@birdlover7776

10 ай бұрын

Aww absolutely!

God bless y'all folks for taking care of God's beautiful creation

It’s good to be queen In a glorious townhouse …!

⛈️ 🌩 *Mama Chickadee* "Mmm...bad weather. But, we scored with this nest cavity! Safe, dry, no wind. I'm good. We're good, my little ones." 🌳🛖🪺🐦💚

I always feel so frightened for my babies I feed when a storm comes in. I'm always checking the weather to make sure I get the seed out with plenty of time to spare before the storm rolls in so they can stock up and don't have to venture out when the sky is growling! Poor little luvs 😞

Chickadees are so cute and adorable, love 😍 them 🌺💞🥰

All cozy and protected from the storm. It seems the thunder made her a bit uneasy. I'm so glad you have this little house for her to keep her safe!❤

It's so sweet how she immediately settles over the eggs to protect them. ♥️

I mean who doesn’t get scared by thunder sometimes especially when you are outside

I found a video yesterday of some Grackles getting startled by a very large clap of thunder! I just about jumped out of my chair when it happened. Then I went searching through my videos to see if one of the cameras caught it. While I was watching the one, I just about jumped out of my chair again because it was so loud on camera and I didn't know which video would be the one lol! I love how Inky hunkers down and does the cute little Inky Blinks!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you have some of that. It's so fun getting glimpse of the ways birds react to behave to things like that. By the way, I love how you called it, "little inky blinks" :)

Thanks Lesley. I don't think scared so much as paying a little extra attention to make sure there was no threat. Cheers.

That's right, hunker down little guy.

I'm with mama bird, when I hear thunder cracks I hunker done in my chair.

As an ethologist, my scientific judgement is that I almost died from how cute that was. I felt sorry for poor little Inky - thunder is scary for just about all animals, but I imagine for a tiny little 13-gram bird a storm would be terrifying, and that nervous nestling deeper into her nest was just precious as could be. I'm glad she's safe in there!

She put in a little green lawn

Chickadees are such pleasant song birds. I bet she was thinking sweet peeps to calm herself down.

Little bird is like " Nice, I can just fluff up, hunker down and take a nap."

She's all snug and safe! ❤🐦

Aww, Inky looked so startled.

I've put up a tiny house, the chickadees have used now 3years in a row and just finished their second brood this summer

What a beautiful, dry nest box! I have BC chickadees here in central VA and so love them. After the early spring nesting, one of the pair became week and hung around the water bowl for a few days then vanished. So sad. Do they mate for life? Will other find another mate? It comes to the feeder...alone. I also monitor bluebirds here and this spring a rogue male attacked the male and the resident male was killed as he vanished, never to return. At this point the female had laid four eggs and had begun incubating. The rogue male returned, saw the eggs in the box, and I hoped it would stick around. Nope, he was a good time Charlie and never helped feed the four chicks that hatched. I bought live mealworms and rigged up a private feeder for the female, as I knew she could not support all four. Then, I checked the nest and found an infestation of blowfly in the box. I created a new nest and put the chicks on that, but by the time they fledged, the box was infested again. I even have a riser under the nest and use diatomaceous earth to help kill blowfly larvae, but nada. Any suggestions Lesley?

❤ I love Inky.

Hang in there, Inky! 👍❤

The opportunity to watch this behind the scenes show is the best. Thank you Lesley.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

I'm so happy you enjoy watching :) Thank you, too

I looked like that recently, when a loud rumbling thunder hit over head. Thanks for share all the little charms of Inky.

Chika dee is my favorite bird! Thank you for sharing this wonderful video 🥰❣️

The ruffled feathers are so cute!!

Time to hunker in the bunker! Ha! Inky quickly hunkered down over her little nest of pre-hatched babies! She's such a seriously protective mother....an excellent example to all! Thank you, Lesley! Oh, that humans would cherish their little ones, pre born and born. What a wonderful world this would be! Inky is amazing. Thank you again, Lesley so much! Shalom. 🌩🌧🌦💜🕊💜

Leslie, you are a treasure. Thank you for all your videos.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

Aww thank you :)

At least she’s in that cozy little house instead of being soaked

She did look frightened poor thing.❤

Cutest birds in the world. ❤

Upside down Jack Johnson. If I had to guess that’s Leslie’s favorite song. My wishes of course, in the moment.

She just snuggles in and lets it ride

Aw, that's cute!

I love her and that's final. 💜

Look at her beautiful cozy nest. There's nothing like being in your comfy house when its rainy outside ❤

So cute. Thunder is scary.

Poor baby...she was scared..😢❤

Chickadees are so adorable

Such a stormy summer so far eh?! Geeeze

She probably knows it's a potential lightning strike on a tree or a windstorm. A walk through the woods might reveal just how often that lightning strikes our countryside.

An absolute cutie

She instinctively hunkers down to protect her 'clutch'... whether there or not! What a pleasant thing to see. 😊

Look at all of that fuzzy back ‘hair’!! 🐦❤️

Aww, it looks like she was scared! Thank you for sharing this super cute clip 😊❤🐦

@LesleytheBirdNerd

10 ай бұрын

I've always wondered how birds react to thunder, they are very similar to us it seems :) Thank you for watching😊🐦

@elmax181

10 ай бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd Your very welcome Lesley! 😊

I love her fluffy!❤️

Bless her! 🙏

😊 very cute!

Such a sweet Lil’ Momma❤️

I can relate to Inky’s startled reaction to the thunder. I sometimes feel like I’m going to jump out of my skin when thunder booms loud enough to shake the house, or a lightning bolt flashes brightly or closely by a window. LOL 😆🫣🫨 Thanks for sharing, Lesley! 🙂🐦

thats exactly what i do when i hear thunder. i look up and hunker down.

Aww. Inky thankfully is safe 🙏 I hope Philbert is okay

She looked like she was getting cozy like I do when I hear the rain n thunder.. I love it😊

Hi Lesley. I just very recently subscribed. Could you please give us a video about the Western Meadowlark? I grew up in northern Wyoming...lots of sagebrush and fence posts. Great habitat for the meadowlark. And I think the song of the Western Meadowlark is just wonderful. I'd love to hear what you would say about this bird. Thank you.

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS 🥰🥰🐦

@LesleytheBirdNerd

10 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺🐦

Chickadees trying to not be cute: challenge impossible

Protective momma!

Oh no poor lil bub!!

Inky hunkering down wondering if Philbert will be bringing any snacks 😊

What a 🥰 cutie little bird❤

That's a nice little house you've got for her! She looks very secure! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Thank you for the kind support :)

Poor little girl. Thunder bothers some animals more than others. At least she's not getting wet.❤

Thanks for your great work❤

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Good Mama-bird!

Looks like she was turning eggs when it hit? Great clip!

The big video that drops after the babies fledge needs to be at least an hour long and filled with these moments please!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

9 ай бұрын

My gosh, I've never done an hour-long video before. I think with everything I've witnessed with Inky and Philbert this nesting experience though, it might be possible, or at least close. I'm in the writing stages of it right now and there's a lot to cover. :) We will probably be doing a couple versions too, one with narration and maybe one without.

Always on mom!

Oh, how cute 💕 Good that she's inside the bird 🐦 house 🏡

She's an excellent mother and a very cute little ball of fluff.

❤ poor girl

She has her fur and wood electrical insulation installed.

Aaah! ❤❤❤

poor lil guy lol

Same way I'd react!

👍🌹❤️👍

Well, that's that, and then thee ae the fireworks which are quite a nuisance, too.

Great videos Lesley. I have a question for you. I feed crows uncooked unsalted peanuts. I recently saw a crow calling to another crow in the distance that I couldn't see. The crow in the distance called, "caw caw caw" in a 1-2-3 cadence, what they do when I feed them and they are alerting other birds that there is food. The crow nearest to me was calling caw caw (pause) caw. They did this half a dozen times or more. The crow nearest me always delayed noticeable before the third caw. What I'm wondering is, is this intentional, and is it a way of asking the other crow (who isn't pausing in its 3 caws) if there is food there. Have you ever witnessed this? If you have, did you ever figure out what the delay means, if anything? I'd be surprised if it was meaningless. They're so smart. I've both seen and heard crows doing other bird calls twice, two different birds! I was amazed, I kept looking for a bird other than a crow in both cases, and there wasn't one, then I watched the crows and verified they were doing bird calls! So smart! You have a great channel, I stopped giving birds bread because of you. Cheers.

Thunder brings lightening. Lightening can strike trees, wires water. I'm sure that lil bird was praying, not my tree , not my tree. I wonder if static is electricity can mess with a birds on board (instinct) radar??

I’ve never understood why they don’t adapt to stay in nest boxes in all bad weather situations even outside of nesting season…

NOT YOU CALLING HER MAMA BIRD T.T I can't believe she's gonna have babies soooo. There aren't any eggs yet though right? I've been keeping up and watching every Inky video. But her nest looks so good! All that hard work paid off fighting with those woodchips!

A very human reaction. You hear thunder you get under some cover!

Any updates on Inky?

🤍🖤

It breaks my heart when I see tornadoes destroy forests and thousands of trees. These poor little creatures most likely do not survive 😢. Same with the forest fires, it hurts when I think about it. All the animals, humans killed. I just don’t know how a bird can survive winds produced by the tornadoes.

Philberttttttt !!!!! Did you eat those peas again - and get the farts ??? !!!