Remember when we introduced you to our new
neighbors back in mid-June?
We weren't sure if the mother and father had abandoned the nest because we didn't hear or see them for about a week. We thought maybe we'd scared them away. You see, every time we opened the back door the mother would fly away and perch on the phone wire. We tried not to use the door, but it just didn't make much sense after awhile.
A couple of days ago we were eating lunch outside near the chicken coop and heard peeps coming from the eaves. Lo and behold, the nest was not abandoned and the babies have arrived!
We used the zoom and snapped some photos from inside the house.
We counted four babies total. The one you see above is the largest, strongest and feistiest. He/she gets most of the food. The mother and father trust us enough to allow us to watch their feeding. Yesterday it was so hot (close to 90's), so the mother nudged the babies onto the ledge next to the fence.
Also, if you look close you can see white hair. We realized it's fur from when we brushed and bathed a shedding Little White Fox!