Time flies! But the baby robins aren’t yet. Nevertheless, they are growing and the most amazing thing is the feather development!
Baby Robins, Day 7, early morning. They usually are sleeping until at least 9am.
Day 7, wing development.
Baby Robins, Day 8. Good morning! "Where's breakfast?"
Day 8, headfeathers coming in.
Day 8, feathers up close. See that tiny toe peeking out?
Day 8, another look at the feather development.
Day 6: Early morning
Day 5, Morning
Day 5: Eye slits getting bigger, heads darkening.
Day 5: Feed me!
Day 6: Feathers developing
Day 6: Eye slits widening
Day 6: Lunchtime
Day 6: notice the eye slit starting to open! Gotta love the tufts of fluff on the top of the head.
We have a nest of robins in the Star Magnolia bush right by our front porch. I’ve been taking some photos (trying not to upset the mom too much). Usually just one per day. Three eggs hatched on Friday, the final egg was hatched on Saturday. On Sunday, you can see that the eye slits are starting to develop. Stay tuned!
The four eggs in the nest. This nest was re-used from last year. The "outer" nest was lined with some new material.
On Friday, April 27, we found that 3 of the eggs had hatched!
On Saturday, April 28th, the fourth (and final) egg hatched! You can see the difference in size. The last to hatch is at "7 o'clock" in the nest.
On day 3, you can see the eye slits developing.
Here you can see the back of the head, the back of the body, fluffy down, and where the feathers will emerge from.
Baby Bluebirds. Isn’t that enough?
Baby bluebirds recently hatched in bluebird box at the Life and Science Museum in Durham, NC.
I took these quick photos with my iPhone and an amazingly simple (but terrific) macro lens from www.easy-macro.com
I can’t wait to get out in some more snow and capture some more magic!
Henry, the Life and Science Museum woodchuck, needs to take some medicine. Here’s our secret: peanut butter.
My daughter brought back from Florida this gorgeous barnacle covered shell for me. Like a jewel-encrusted treasure box!
Ruby and I wandered around the NC Museum of Life & Science today. I love how this iPhone photo captured a moment of wonder in Ruby’s reflection on the glass of the poison dart exhibit. Always keep your eyes open and your camera at the ready.
Ruby contemplates the Poison Dart Frogs at the NC Museum of Life & Science
Behold the PhoneBook.
I can’t wait until this is available.
Now think about textbook development and curriculum development for children who grow up with this kind of technology.
I just returned home from a couple of weeks on the road. While traveling, I put some new apps for my iPhone through their paces. Here are a few that I’ll be keeping.
I had my solid standbys with me too–iFlipr, Things, Library (syncs with my Delicious Library), Olive Tree, and of course Koi Pond. Koi Pond is absolutely mesmorizing for distressed children sitting next to you on an airplane. Don’t hand the phone over to the child, but hold it in your hand and get them to put their finger on the pond and wait for their reaction when the fish start to “nibble” their finger. Everyone in the plane will think you are a hero.