Breakfast is served!

N@turfreund, on April 21, 2008, said:

Wonderful photo, Mary Alice!

Greetings of Vienna, Manfred

MaryAlice, on April 21, 2008, said:

Manfred:

Thank you very kindly for your praise! :)

Greetings from Georgia,

Mary Alice

mald, on April 22, 2008, said:

Fab picture , Birds one of my favorite subjects. A*******************************

darkflyrobin, on April 22, 2008, said:

OK, I think it is lunch for the lovely kids now. Bow the busy mothers! Cheers, Mary Alice

^Robin^

MaryAlice, on April 22, 2008, said:

Mald and Robin yellow breast

Thank you both so much for visiting! :)

Mald: I have been to your site and indeed noticed your great appreciation for birds. You have many wonderful photographs and I enjoyed them all very much.

Robin: It's so wonderful to see you this morning! How are things with sales of the band merchandise? ;)

I'm so glad that you enjoyed the little mama bird feeding her babies! I wish I could have captured the little ones, but they were too far down in the house! Maybe later when they decide to come out to play!

Thank you again for stopping by and visiting, both of you!

Greetings,

Mary Alice

Giuseppe Pappa, on April 22, 2008, said:

Good breakfast! Very beautiful picture! Cheers,Peppe

marita1004, on April 22, 2008, said:

Very good picture. Beautiful shot. Greetings Marita.

MaryAlice, on April 22, 2008, said:

Icepeppe and Marita:

I'm so glad that you both stopped by for a visit! Thank you for your very kind praise!

Icepeppe, the yummy breakfast was a big juicy BUG! ;)

Greetings,

Mary Alice

Theodore Mantzios, on April 22, 2008, said:

MaryAlice,

great capture!! Congratulations.

Greetings from Athens Greece.

Theodore

© febrok, on April 22, 2008, said:

Then that comes

febrok

MaryAlice, on April 22, 2008, said:

Theodore and Febrok:

I'm so happy to see that you stopped by this evening. :)

Theodore, thank you very kindly for your praise! I sure do appreciate it.

Febrok, your link was just delightful! I love the baby birds very much! You're right too, the babies are in there, but they're just not quite ready to emerge! I'm thinking any day now, and I can't wait!

Thank you both again very much for your thoughtful visits.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

stephan Seo, on April 22, 2008, said:

It's a nice capture,Mary Alice! Woderful Mama bird like you feeding to baby like febrok. Ya~ Great moment!Thank you for your sharing.

Greetings,Stephan

darkflyrobin, on April 23, 2008, said:

Very glad that so much birds have come here and greeting for your Mama bird. Anybody wants to help at all? Well, I am considering to sell birds food now besides my poor band merchandise...It is not easy to make a living both for humanbeing and birds, right? :D

Another Greetings again, ^Robin^

aisavery, on April 23, 2008, said:

Does she know how her beautiful coloring coordinates with her home? Most important when you're being photographed you know. Nice capture and I'm looking forward to the baby pics! ;D

Coal Miner's Boy, on April 24, 2008, said:

So mama bluebird brought food home for the kids. What about papa? Did you see him around? It's not likely - he's probably off courting another future mama - they can have more than one clutch of eggs in a year.

When the little ones do emerge, they won't look like mama or papa to begin with - they'll be a mottled grey and white for a while then get their adult colors.

I'm looking forward to the fledgling pictures, MAA.

Greetings from a former band manager, now retired to the country estate in northern California,

Paul

MaryAlice, on April 25, 2008, said:

Stephen, Robin Yellow Breast, Alicia, and ** Happy Paul:**

Greetings, happy people! :)

Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments! :)

Stephen. I certainly do appreciate your praise! Yes, Yes, just like Febrok's picture .... the sweet Mama and babies! I can't wait until these babies actually show themselves! :) Thank you again for your kind comments!

Dear Robin, I'm so sorry that it wasn't going very well with the band merchandise, but I hear that bird seed is selling exceptionally well this spring! Maybe you should indeed give it a whirl! You never know! ;) Thanks so much for your comments, and for making me laugh!

Alicia, You're so sensitive, and always notice the little things! It comes with being a female, doesn't it? We notice all! ;) Thank you for your sweet praise, and yes, I'm looking forward to seeing her babies as well! I'll keep you posted!

...And last, my Happy Paul: Yes, yes, this is an amazing little mother! She feeds these little peepers constantly! I'm so curious as to how many she's actually got in there. The father? Yes, actually he is around nonstop! He sits right outside of the house on the powerline above, watching and waiting, and singing to the babies while she's out getting food. He sings quite elaborate tunes too! Quite impressive for a boy! Thank you for your visit, H.P., and I am happy to know that you are pleasantly retired from the band, and enjoying yourself out there in sunny California! I guess you already read that Robin is considering bird food sales! :)

Thank you all once again for visiting, and I wish you a wonderful night.

Best Regards,

Mary Alice

aisavery, on April 25, 2008, said:

We'll just have to swap peepers pics ;)

® LoneWolf ®, on April 26, 2008, said:

Very nice shot, Mary Alice!!! You are a real "Nature-Hunter" :))

MaryAlice, on April 27, 2008, said:

Yes, Lone Joshua, I am a HUGE nature lover! I am fascinated by birds and their way of life. They are so dedicated.

I hope you are doing well this weekend.

Thanks so much for your visit.

Warm regards,

Mary Alice

©junebug, on April 27, 2008, said:

Oh, how beautiful, Mary Alice! Such a cute little bird and you caught it perfectly! Just a second ago, a bird came to my balcony looking for food in the little bird house, but there was none. Maybe I'll put some grains again...Greetings, Anne

Madidi, on April 28, 2008, said:

Lovely detailed shot Mary Alice, great capture.

Very best regards, Sean.

MaryAlice, on April 28, 2008, said:

Junebug and Sean:

Greetings, and thank you both for visiting this sweet little bluebird. Would you believe in just a matter of days, she's already managed to get all of her babies out of the house and into the world? I checked it yesterday, and it is empty! I wasn't even there for the big take-off. Oh well, there is always the next family! :)

Anne, you better get the bird food out! They are extra hungry this time of year! :) I love feeding the birds, and they appreciate it so much! Don't forget the bird bath as well! :) They love fresh water almost as much as food!

Sean, thank you so much for your praise! It means so much to me.

I hope this evening finds you both very well.

Peace,

Mary Alice

©junebug, on April 29, 2008, said:

I did, Mary Alice! All the best, Anne

MaryAlice, on April 29, 2008, said:

Dearest Anne:

I'm so happy to hear that you've put out the food & water! I am sure they are all very excited and grateful!

I will be looking for new bird shots from you soon! :)

Greetings, my sweet friend,

Mary Alice

Cinthia G, on April 29, 2008, said:

Wonderful!

Cy Yellow star!

MaryAlice, on May 1, 2008, said:

Cinthia G:

Thank you SO much for the Yellow star! :)

I sure do appreciate it and I am very honored that you like the shot.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Best regards,

Mary Alice

Coal Miner's Boy, on May 1, 2008, said:

No sign of the little ones yet, Merry Alicia?

H.P.

MaryAlice, on May 1, 2008, said:

H.P.

Greetings, oh wise and wonderful one! :)

Did you not hear the news? Those little suckers have already flown out into the world! Yep! They managed to get by me, and now a new couple already seems to have their sights on the house.

I had to climb up on the railing with the flashlight just to be sure, but there are no birds home anymore.

I sure missed out on those baby pictures, but maybe I'll be around for the departure of the next round.

How are YOU tonight, my friend? All is well in California?

I'm eating brownie mix and catching up on some writing. :)

It's great to hear from YOU!

Big smiles,

Merry Alicia

aisavery, on May 1, 2008, said:

Well, I couldn't leave you on a sad note, Mary Alice, so I had to visit your little bluebird. While I'm sorry you missed the peepers, I'm glad that they are on their way and there is promise of a new couple. Thank you for all of the smiles, and I hope you're not eating raw brownie mix ;~0 -cheers 'til later, alicia

MaryAlice, on May 1, 2008, said:

Alicia,

Yes, Girl, it IS Raw, but it doesn't have the raw egg in it! :)

Sooooooo delicious! :)

You're funny!

Thank YOU for the smiles, and I will keep you posted if the new bluebird couple decides to settle on this house in the next few days. They haven't given me time to clean it out yet, but I don't want to disturb them now! Wow, they move fast! That house is in high demand! Maybe it's just a good location, or the rent may be cheap! :)

Happy evening to you, my friend!

Mary Alice

Alexandre Angeluz, on May 2, 2008, said:

Weeel

MaryAlice, on May 2, 2008, said:

Alexandre,

Thank you so much for your happy visit! :)

Best regards,

Mary Alice

Theano 11, on May 6, 2008, said:

What a delightful, sweet picture. Congrats MaryAlice. Greeting from Athens Theano

MaryAlice, on May 6, 2008, said:

Thank you so much, Theano! You have flattered me greatly tonight! :) I'm all smiles!

Greetings,

Mary Alice

© DerSIGGY, on May 7, 2008, said:

very cute... Regards, DerSIGGY

MaryAlice, on May 8, 2008, said:

No clever song for the bird? :) I felt sure you would come up with something, DerSIGGY!

Thanks so much for your visit!

Best regards,

Mary Alice

© DerSIGGY, on May 9, 2008, said:

Dear MaryAlice, how about this song for the pic : I Hear You Knocking, by Dave Edmunds ?!

I guess this is the right one... one of the bird parents is in the nest, so the other one has to wait outside... {;oD

Do you have another song, let me know, please!

Best Regards from far far away,

Siggy

Luis Duro González, on June 16, said:

Dear MaryAlice, it is very beautifull. Is it a woodpecker? Kisses, Luis Duro.

MaryAlice, on June 16, said:

Luis Duro Gonzalez,

It is actually a BLUEBIRD! :)

Thank you so much for visiting!

Greetings from the Sunny South,

Mary Alice

Luis Duro González, on June 16, said:

Thank you. Good night, I go to have dinner. Kisses, Luis Duro.