Topic: Aunt Bonnie's Cardinal

[Jim]

While down at Aunt Bonnie's a couple of weeks ago she pointed out that a Northern Cardinal had nested in one of the camellia bushes beside her steps.  She had 3 eggs there.



It took several times but I did finally get a few shots of the female cardinal.


This past weekend I expected to see the babies but something had run the female off and the eggs had gone bad. 

[patches]

Oh geesh, Jim, that is not good news!     Sure wish we could have seen the babies! 

[Dianna]

Aunt Bonnie had spotted feathers, but no momma bird. She was really upset about it...

[Patty S]

DARN! How sad is that?   You're so lucky to have pretty birds like that around there.  (We don't have anything more impressive than hummers here.)

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonaid, right? 
If I were Bonnie, I'd take that little nest outta the bush & varnish those eggs (so they dont start stinking), then glue gun them to the inside of the nest (& glue any parts of the nest that might fall apart).  Then glue gun a clip or a clothespin onto the bottom of it so it'll hang on a Christmas tree.  **A bird nest in a Christmas tree is said to bring good luck!

[Triss]

What a beautiful bird.  I am sorry to hear that the babies did not make it.

[patches]

  Aunt Bonnie had spotted feathers, but no momma bird. 

Oh geesh, Dianna, I didn't need to know that!   

You're so lucky to have pretty birds like that around there. 

I know we are, Patty, and I thank God every time I see one.   I think there is just something magical about a Cardinal.    Actually, we're even more fortunate that they will stay around in the wintertime because I don't think there is anything more beautiful than seeing some of the Cardinals out in the yard in the snow.