Let's watch together

Hellmanns · July 8, 2017

Noticed this in a grafted plant inside my high tunnel yesterday, 7/7/17.

Today, 7/8/17.

gorbelly · July 8, 2017

Cardinal? If so, lucky you! You have live-in hornworm exterminators!

Something like this would make me so happy. Please update as much as you can without causing undue distress to the chicks.

JohnJones · July 8, 2017

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Originally Posted by gorbelly

Cardinal? If so, lucky you! You have live-in hornworm exterminators!

Something like this would make me so happy. Please update as much as you can without causing undue distress to the chicks.

I think cardinals is right.

Hellmanns · July 8, 2017

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Originally Posted by gorbelly

Cardinal? If so, lucky you! You have live-in hornworm exterminators!

Something like this would make me so happy. Please update as much as you can without causing undue distress to the chicks.

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Originally Posted by JohnJones

I think cardinals is right.

Not a cardinal. We will try to identify the bird a little later with some pictures hopefully, as I'm not sure either. The same bird species has nested annually in my tunnel tomato crop for at least the last 20 years.

bower · July 8, 2017

Sign me up, that is so cool!!!

I think birds have been in my friend's tunnel as well - the doors are off and there's some sign of a little foliar feeding if you know what I mean.

Mom's plants outdoors have a wooden support we tie them up to, and the birds perch on it and foliar feed for her daily.

MissS · July 8, 2017

How fun! Thanks so much for sharing.

imp · July 8, 2017

Hummingbirds?

Love this, will watch with ya'll!

jillian · July 8, 2017

Well that is just precious! Can't wait to see what pops out!

Hellmanns · July 10, 2017

Early this morning.

bower · July 10, 2017

Filling up!

dmforcier · July 10, 2017

Happy 1000th post, Hellmanns.

Hellmanns · July 10, 2017

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Originally Posted by dmforcier

Happy 1000th post, Hellmanns.

Thanks! It won't be long before I catch up with Worth.

Worth1 · July 10, 2017

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Originally Posted by Hellmanns

Thanks! It won't be long before I catch up with Worth.

Not at this rate.

Worth

Hellmanns · July 19, 2017

I actually thought something had happened to the mother bird last week because she had not laid anymore eggs. All of the nests in my plants in the past have always had a clutch of 4 or 5 eggs. I checked all last week and no mother bird, and only 3 eggs. I once started to remove the nest, glad I didn't!

I watered the plants this afternoon, and whilst the pump was running I decided to check once more. To my surprise, the mother flew from the nest as I parted the foliage and this is what I discovered! Turns out she had been incubating the three eggs..

July 19, 2017

Very cool! Just saw that our little ones in the Mortgage Lifters have hatched today, too. There were 4 eggs but not sure whether they're all out, yet. I didn't want to get too close!
Thanks for sharing the pics

July 8, 2017	#1
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	Let's watch together Noticed this in a grafted plant inside my high tunnel yesterday, 7/7/17. Today, 7/8/17.

July 8, 2017	#6
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	How fun! Thanks so much for sharing. __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 10, 2017	#11
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Happy 1000th post, Hellmanns. __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

July 8, 2017	#2
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Cardinal? If so, lucky you! You have live-in hornworm exterminators! Something like this would make me so happy. Please update as much as you can without causing undue distress to the chicks.

July 8, 2017	#5
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Sign me up, that is so cool!!! I think birds have been in my friend's tunnel as well - the doors are off and there's some sign of a little foliar feeding if you know what I mean. Mom's plants outdoors have a wooden support we tie them up to, and the birds perch on it and foliar feed for her daily.

July 8, 2017	#7
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Hummingbirds? Love this, will watch with ya'll!

July 8, 2017	#8
jillian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 880	Well that is just precious! Can't wait to see what pops out!

July 19, 2017	#14
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	I actually thought something had happened to the mother bird last week because she had not laid anymore eggs. All of the nests in my plants in the past have always had a clutch of 4 or 5 eggs. I checked all last week and no mother bird, and only 3 eggs. I once started to remove the nest, glad I didn't! I watered the plants this afternoon, and whilst the pump was running I decided to check once more. To my surprise, the mother flew from the nest as I parted the foliage and this is what I discovered! Turns out she had been incubating the three eggs..

July 19, 2017	#15
MdTNGrdner Guest Posts: n/a	Very cool! Just saw that our little ones in the Mortgage Lifters have hatched today, too. There were 4 eggs but not sure whether they're all out, yet. I didn't want to get too close! Thanks for sharing the pics