12 Days Old!

Tamara Nugteren


Well, Daisy and Jay are 12 days old.

They are still fed often by Francine and Alberto (AKA Mom and Dad) and have yet to see beyond the edge of their nest.  But they will soon.  The website wild-bird-watching.com says that a House Finch will leave the nest 11-19 days after hatching.  I guess it depends on how comfortable the nest is!  Since there are only two birdies in their nest, they are not a bit crowded and they don't look like they are in a big hurry to leave. But it is getting a bit nasty around the edges.

We were gone over the weekend, but look how much they have changed in just a couple of days! The last photo was taken only 3 days ago.  This picture is from a few hours ago.  Notice the difference in their feathers.  Amazing, right?

In case you can't tell what you are looking at:
One bird is facing the bottom left corner of the photo
(you can see it's beak) and the other bird is facing
the top right corner of the photo (you can see it's tail feathers).