Feathered Friday - Sparrows Nesting and Sightings of the Week

Here are some sightings of the week for this #featheredfriday by @melinda010100

My neighbor's condo building has a strange hole in the concrete that sparrows have turned into a nest. I suspect this might have been carved out by a downy woodpecker but now the sparrows have moved in.

I saw at least three sparrows inside. They sure picked a good house as the angle prevents rain from coming in and its tough for predators to get to them 5 stories up.

It was fun watching the parents fly back and forth feeding these guys.

It takes some skilled flying to be able to land on the downward angle of the building then feed the babies. I'll be keeping an eye out just in case any of the babies happen to fall out too early.

I guess their little talons can easily grip the rough texture of the concrete.

I think this was the mother lower down on a fence looking for food.

Meanwhile by the lake this robin decided to turn around right at the exact moment I clicked the shot. It's bright red color looked good enough to still process the photo.

Here's a standard mourning dove. These guys are quite common around here. I used to hunt these guys and they taste quite a bit like quail.

The orioles are still around but I think by now all their babies have left the nest.

The red-winged blackbirds are starting their second or possibly even third batches of babies. This female has a nest nearby tucked in the reeds by the lake.

GET OFF MY LAWN HUMAN!!!! The red-winged blackbird males are as territorial as ever. Hopefully I can get a shot of some of their babies sometime this year...

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)