A Special Note of Sadness: On the afternoon of
Sunday April 15th, an unseen bird attacked the nest which resulted in the loss of both
of the
baby chicks. Phoebe is safe as she was seen and heard in the hours after
the attack. The attack was automatically recorded and can be seen if you wish.
Fear not though, as you will not actually see the
chicks attacked, nor hear them make any sound. You hear just the sounds of the attacking bird and the camera being
jostled around. (the camera is very close to the nest and was struck during
the attack.) Video of the event. It
begins to happen right away with the attacking bird arriving.
Updated nightly: for continuity to help demonstrate how much they grow in a
24 hour
period,
each picture was taken between 7:00pm to 10:00pm ET (4-7pm PT). To see the pictures
50% larger, click here
www.phoebeallens.com In a rose bush at a private residence in Irvine, California
Eggs laid: March 12 & 15, 2012
Day 1: March 29 (1st hatch) Last Day: April
15, 2012
Mom: Phoebe Chick 1:
Mary Jo Chick 2: Woody
Hatch: March 29 and March 31
Chick
Fledge 1: n/a
Chick
Fledge 2: n/a
Day
Before Just eggs!
Day 1 - March 29 Mary Jo, hatched pre-dawn, gets a late dinner
Day 2 - March 30 Still just Mary Jo, the baby is looking for mom to bring a meal
Day 3 - March 31
Newly hatched Woody, who also arrived pre-dawn like his
sis, gets fed after Mary Jo got her fill
Day 4 - April 1
"Hey! I think that's mom up there! Whet's she doing up there?
We're hungry down here!"
Day 5 - April 2
The kids fidget shortly after an early evening meal
Day 6 - April 3
Mom arrives and Mary Jo & Woody leap for joy
anticipating an early-evening snack
Day 7 - April 4
Figuring dinner may soon be in the offing, Mary Jo and Woody prepare
to make room for it
Day 8 - April 5
The kids...snoozing away
before supper
Zzzz Zzz Zzzzz Zzz
Day 9 - April 6
Only eight and six days old
respectively, Mary Jo and Woody already nearly fill the nest
Day 10 - April 7
♫ ♪ ♫
"Sitting in a rose bush, watching all the bugs fly by"
♪ ♫ ♪
Day 11 - April 8
Woody, always the jokester, shows everyone his swan
impersonation
Day 12 bonus pic- April 9
Woody:
"Mom! You're squishin' me!"
Phoebe: "Say uncle!"
Woody: "Uncle!"
Day 12 - April 9
Unfortunately, this also appears to be a log of the daily
progression of the spread of "black pearls"
Day 13 - April 10
Shorty after a feeding, Mary Jo flaps her wings. It's
hard to see, but the blur of moving wings is there
Day 14 - April 11
Looking at this stuffed nest at least one thing is
certain. It's a good thing Phoebe doesn't have triplets.
Day 15 - April 12
One of the kids, tired of looking at the camera,
struggles to turn around to face the other way
Day 16 - April 13
Near the end of a very windy day (the branch moved)
Phoebe provides victuals for her brood
Day 17 - April 14
In the never ending battle for space, Mary-Jo claims her
spot as queen of the mountain over King Woody
Day 18 - April 15
Today was a very sad day.
See the note at the top of the page.
