I have seen a lot of baby birds around the yard and feeders lately, including these two cardinals. They are almost as big as the parents, but still seem dependant upon their parents for feeding. In the first photo, the male cardinal feeds one of the fledglings, while the other one looks on. (Photo was taken from a distance without my zoom lens.) I have watched these two big “babies” eating from the feeders on their own, but still they flutter and chirp to be fed by their parents! Click photos to view larger.
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Male cardinal feeding one of the fledglings
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Cardinal fledglings at the feeders
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I have also seen several baby goldfinches this year around my bird feeders. The first one below is on my bird bath, and the others are eating seed from the ground beneath the feeders. Aren’t they cute? (Click here to see a much clearer closeup photo I took a couple of weeks ago of a baby goldfinch.) The parents are often nearby, feeding from the thistle feeder.
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Goldfinch fledgling
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Baby goldfinches and male and female at feeder
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