{"id":406,"date":"2014-06-01T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T15:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2014-06-01T20:33:21","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T20:33:21","slug":"catbird-nest-and-new-yard-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=406","title":{"rendered":"Catbird nest, and new yard babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bob and I discovered the location of the Gray Catbird nest in the yard today! Bob noticed one of the birds grab a little twig and saw it fly into a large shrub. I scouted the shrub with my binoculars and finally was able to see the nest well camouflaged. I thought it might be located here because I could hear the bird singing in the morning from around this area, but it was hard to verify (click on each photo to enlarge and for explanatory caption):<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gray Catbird nest - closeup but zoomed in at 18X, so I was approximately 25 feet away from nest. The nest was actually quite deep\/long, like a &quot;V&quot; shape.\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970596990643346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-YnVGaw0PmDE\/U4s7XN_sbJI\/AAAAAAAARps\/u3XONhqAExc\/P1110809.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"Gray Catbird nest - closeup but zoomed in at 18X, so I was approximately 25 feet away from nest. The nest was actually quite deep\/long, like a &quot;V&quot; shape.\" width=\"288\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Zoomed out a bit to show perspective in shrubs - notice the red balloon and red string to see where nest is. We discovered where the nest was located when we saw one of the birds take a twig and fly to this shrub.\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970727620732418\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-J7KIth_lKyY\/U4s7e0oVZgI\/AAAAAAAARp0\/N91-FZXb3NE\/P1110813.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"Zoomed out a bit to show perspective in shrubs - notice the red balloon and red string to see where nest is. We discovered where the nest was located when we saw one of the birds take a twig and fly to this shrub.\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Fully zoomed out. The nest is in top left of large shrub behind our pear tree\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970756015852370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-u614wIv79a0\/U4s7geaQi1I\/AAAAAAAARp8\/qEDm3UIBqnU\/P1110814.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"Fully zoomed out. The nest is in top left of large shrub behind our pear tree\" width=\"216\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Zoomed all the way back in for another photo\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970778179613938\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-U1f4O68HhwQ\/U4s7hw-gtPI\/AAAAAAAARqE\/STfoqHL6KjI\/P1110815.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"Zoomed all the way back in for another photo\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also have a new baby Robin and a baby Groundhog in the yard:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New baby Robin in the yard! May 31, 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970390903107218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-WFHRCClVaKc\/U4s7LOQmLpI\/AAAAAAAARpM\/3Ku0U8I4wXE\/P1110794.jpg?imgmax=512\" alt=\"New baby Robin in the yard! May 31, 2014\" width=\"512\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New little Baby Jesus the Groundhog, May 31, 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/CatbirdNest_BabyRobin#6019970121090997074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-mui6lCbsgMQ\/U4s67hIYG1I\/AAAAAAAARo8\/r79_oVP7SMg\/P1110788.jpg?imgmax=512\" alt=\"New little Baby Jesus the Groundhog, May 31, 2014\" width=\"512\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on each photo above to see photos of and interactions with their parents. More baby photos to come shortly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob and I discovered the location of the Gray Catbird nest in the yard today! Bob noticed one of the birds grab a little twig and saw it fly into a large shrub. 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