Thursday, June 4, 2009

Baby Blue Jays in the Backyard

Beginning on May 19th and continuing through June 1, I began to receiving updates from my dad regarding the "Baby Blue jay nest in the backyard."

A mommy Blue Jay made a really beautiful nest in the backyard of my parent's house, in a big strong tree, right near the back porch. She laid four eggs, and three hatched. We named them Huey, Dewey and Lewis.

Apparently Blue Jays are only in the nest for about two weeks before they fly away -- luckily, my dad was able to document their short stay at our home (click on the images to see larger pictures):




As my dad said in his final email update about the birds: "Au revoir, bon chance little Blue Jays!"