Papa Red Belly and His Two Fledglings

[bulldurham33 12]

 

[Jeff1581 81]

Very good shot......

 

[Woodsman]

Wonderful catch

 

[RVT1K]

I think you mean "his"...

I'm very jealous! We had a mated pair - Clucky and Bride of Clucky - build a nest in a tree on my property and were very hopeful about seeing babies.
Apparently starlings will attempt to steal the nest. Me and my pellet rifle held the starlings off but the one day I get called into work, they drove the red bellies away. They still feed at my suet basket and regular feeder but they seem to have given up on the nest.

And now the nest is vacant...

 

[K9Kirk]

I think you mean "his"...

I'm very jealous! We had a mated pair - Clucky and Bride of Clucky - build a nest in a tree on my property and were very hopeful about seeing babies.
Apparently starlings will attempt to steal the nest. Me and my pellet rifle held the starlings off but the one day I get called into work, they drove the red bellies away. They still feed at my suet basket and regular feeder but they seem to have given up on the nest.

And now the nest is vacant...

Maybe she wants to be "identified" as the papa???

 

[PJM]

Nice family photo.

 

[RVT1K]

I think you mean "his"...

I'm very jealous! We had a mated pair - Clucky and Bride of Clucky - build a nest in a tree on my property and were very hopeful about seeing babies.
Apparently starlings will attempt to steal the nest. Me and my pellet rifle held the starlings off but the one day I get called into work, they drove the red bellies away. They still feed at my suet basket and regular feeder but they seem to have given up on the nest.

And now the nest is vacant...

Maybe she wants to be "identified" as the papa???

Although you can't see the entire head I do believe its a male in the picture..

 

[Lonnie1212]

Good photo! He is probably teaching them how to search for insects and to fly etc...

 

[bulldurham33 12]

I made the correction as to gender but forgot to add 'him" instead of her...
My brother was born in Springfield, IL...