Not my pet but close enough!
 

I spent a good portion of my morning watching this through my kitchen window. The plant in the hanger is a Staghorn Fern and it seems like prime real estate!

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lol the birds seem vary happy in there:) thanks for sharing

Bird on swing! Thanks for sharing!

That's so cute! Do you know what kind of birds they are?

We have robins nesting on top of the post of the veranda up front and mourning doves nesting in a tree at the back of the house. Maybe they like the orchids near by.

Hi Barbara :)
Looks like some sort of sparrow but the coloring seems wrong so I'll be doing some research...
by the way, they're back this morning! :banana:
Up close and personal...this plant is about 2 ft away from my window! :shock:

Tin, Spring Hill is part of Florida's Nature Coast with Florida Birding Trails all around us. We see many different birds flying through :)

Sounds like great prospects! :drool:

I was wondering if it could be some kind of wren with that upturned tail. Nothing like we have around here though.

Thanks Barbara :)
I did a little wren research and I found this:

All About Birds

The bird looks exactly like this but the sound is different...at least the sound it was making yesterday is.

Thanks for the hint, it helped :clap:

Yesterday I saw a magpie. It was singing like a whole flock of different birds at the same time. I know it can imitate different birds, but I didn't know it can imitate the whole flock. May be your bird is imitating too?

Update picture
 

I took a peek inside the bird nest today and found this:

:dance: :dance: :dance:

I didn't touch the nest at all! :shock:
I used the zoom on the camera to get that :photo:

The Staghorn doesn't take lots of water, I just mist it once in a while with my sprayer so I can avoid the nest :)

An update...
 

There are actually four eggs in the nest. The mama bird has flown out of the nest as I was passing a few times and scared the *^&^ out of me! :shock:

Today, she allowed me to take her picture :)

Wildlife Habitat Certification
 

Sue!
:cheer: Check out the link below :cheer:

It's So Easy to Garden for Wildlife - National Wildlife Federation

:idea: Maybe the National Wildlife Federation will certify your staghorn fern as a wildlife habitat !!! :nod::Tup:

Tin, they are Carolina Wrens...

and the babies have arrived!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

The thumbnail pic was taken within an hour of them hatching and the link will bring you to a video. Once you see them jump, there's not much more so you don't have to watch the whole thing ;) There will be more videos coming in the next days :D

I counted 4 or 5 eggs (didn't want to get really close to the nest) and there are a bunch of babies in there :D
We seem to have two hams right up in front of the nest :photo:

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New video...they are TOO cute!!!

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:biggrin:

Oh how cute thanks for sharing them :) Gin

Empty nest syndrome on the horizon :(
 

Here are two pics of the babies...one from this morning and a shocker from just now!

Well, an hour or so later, the big guy has flown the coop! Now the other three are making their moves:
Check out this video!

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I'm having a GREAT day!!!

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
I remember last year when I took care of a small bird that fell out of the nest, after letting him go .. the tug I felt to my heart :_( ..
I still picture little Jack Sparrow out there flying high and free. :)

I'm sad http://bestsmileys.com/crying/2.gif

The last three babies flew the coop today..and they didn't even say goodbye!

Even so, this whole experience was wonderful!

There, there http://bestsmileys.com/comfort/5.gif
I know how it feels .. :_(
They will return :nod:
My little birdhouse is always full and they come back year after year! :D