Thursday, May 9, 2019

Nesting

Design - "May"
Chart - "Spring and Fall"
Designer - The Prairie Schooler
Fabric - 32 count natural linen
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 26 May 2014
Completed - 22 August 2014 

I am still seeing lots of nesting activity. 

The female Anna's continue to grab nesting material.

They nest as early as March and could be working on their 2nd nest and 2nd clutch.

The Black-capped Chickadees are interested in everything I offer... 

Alpaca fur...

...and Parvati Patel Hufflepuff cat hair.

Getting it organized...

Grabbing and going...

The Violet-green Swallows are using Alpaca fur and cat hair as well.

They are amazing fliers and are able to grab from the ball of  organic cotton!

They've started to get serious about nest construction.

This house looks to be occupied.

As does this one!

4 comments:

Robin in Virginia said...

Love your PS Robin finish! What great action shots you took of the gathering of nesting materials!

Rhodesia said...

Great photos and it will be fun to see the result of all this nesting activity. Happy Friday, Diane

Our photos said...

Beautiful bird photos!

Barb said...

Such wonderful pictures! It is fun to see them using all the things you put out for their nests!