New Life, Part 2.

The babies have hatched! The kids are absolutely entranced, as the baby birds have gotten big enough to hang their heads out of the nest and wait for Momma to come back with a juicy worm or a big tasty bug.

Hard to see all four, but that one guy really likes to hang his head over the side and be the
first one fed.

We thought there were only three, but this evening we saw four little heads all poking up, beaks in the air, waiting for food.

Poor Momma, the only way she gets any peace and quiet is to just sit on the nest for a bit.

According to Wikipedia, they won't be in the nest for more than another week or two.

New Life - Spring in South Dakota

It appears that we are going to have some house guests for the next few months.

Mama picked a sheltered spot on our back porch that's protected from both of the common wind directions around here. The concrete block pillar also ensures that cats and local creatures that like eggs or baby birds aren't going to be able to climb up.

Given that she's on the nest almost all the time, I'm fairly certain there are eggs in there, though I haven't gone up to check. Hopefully I'll have some baby bird pictures next month!