tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post3181809266683094644..comments2024-03-28T21:51:26.408-04:00Comments on Tails of Birding: Time Ran OutChris Petrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637163831402534158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-51519418938649848692010-08-15T20:05:47.744-04:002010-08-15T20:05:47.744-04:00Great post and photos, Chris! I believe the house ...Great post and photos, Chris! I believe the house wrens in my yard have had at least two maybe more clutches. One has been extremly noisy and fussy all summer long.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-59732026068826870672010-08-15T08:52:24.894-04:002010-08-15T08:52:24.894-04:00Hi Chris,
Well this is exactly what we call trade-...Hi Chris,<br />Well this is exactly what we call trade-off in Science... What are the benefits and the cost of life and sometime raising the chicks to their adults state is too costly... This is a nice post that remind us that yes nature is harsh, but it is nature ;-) I prefer this to happen than to see chicks dying in a nest box because a cat killed both parents....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336362938871245037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-30385288802847913892010-08-14T20:25:22.318-04:002010-08-14T20:25:22.318-04:00our pair of house wrens had 2 clutches, and after ...our pair of house wrens had 2 clutches, and after reading your post realized, have not heard them this last week. guess time to clean the houses like you posted. Nice post<br /><br />danDan Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587246278289468905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-37561398364147939022010-08-14T16:58:44.308-04:002010-08-14T16:58:44.308-04:00So that's what happened! Until a couple of day...So that's what happened! Until a couple of days ago I could hear a chorus of young wrens from the nest box at the gable end of our porch, but I just realized all has been quiet for a couple of days, and the chicks were too young to have fledged. Thanks for he info.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-85385145646612137362010-08-14T16:50:39.681-04:002010-08-14T16:50:39.681-04:00A very poignant and well observed scenario Chris. ...A very poignant and well observed scenario Chris. Self survival to ensure continuance of a breed is obviously inbred in the genes.<br />Interestingly I also found one deceased Blue Tit in the usual box this year (two last year)so can only presume the parents were more concerned with feeding those that had fledged sucessfully.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-47942624925007677852010-08-14T06:47:30.753-04:002010-08-14T06:47:30.753-04:00We had 3 wrens clutches this year. The last one le...We had 3 wrens clutches this year. The last one left Wednesday morning, which seems late to me. I wonder where those babies are now?<br /><br />Yes, time to bring the boxes in and clean them out. Maybe next year we'll get the Bluebirds we had hoped for!A New England Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345194920944256200noreply@blogger.com