Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Cutest Baby Bird Video Ever (Filmed via our Phone!)


About three weeks ago, Robbie noticed a bird's nest under our deck filled with tiny robin's eggs.  This was incredibly exciting to us, mainly because we are becoming increasingly old and boring and therefore easily amused.  In all seriousness though, I've always been thrilled when I've discovered bird nests with eggs and been able to watch the process of them hatching, and then so quickly growing into adults.  Especially with robins.  Their eggs are so beautiful, and they're known for being a symbol of the official arrival of spring, so there's something special about them to me.


Robbie has been really good at peering through the cracks to snap photos with his phone every few days since they've hatched, but a couple of days ago he really scored.  He attached the wide angle Olloclip lens to his phone, propped it up close to the nest, hit record on the video, and waited.  Within a few minutes, mama robin arrived with food for the babies.  And he got it 'on film.'  So awesome.

Of course, I had to share the video with you guys.  It's only a minute long, and maybe I'm biased because I've grown somewhat attached to these little creatures, but it's amazing.  I love how the mama helps one of the babies in its attempt to consume an entire worm itself.  Cutest thing ever.  (Note for those who are easily grossed out: The worm is long dead.  And in my opinion, an old dried out worm being fed to a baby bird is in infinitely less gross than a live one.)  I also love how mama robin spies the camera at the end, and as my friend Ivy put it, is all "who's the paparazzi??" 

(Trouble watching video? Click here to view it on Vimeo.)

I think I'm actually going to be sad when these little guys fly away.  It's been sort of a daily thrill to watch them grow.  Maybe one of the females will come back and build a nest closeby when it's time for her to be a mom.  Either way, it makes me happy that we have this cool little phone video to remember that one spring when those bad ass birds were born and raised at Casa de Baswell Williams.  I hope you guys liked it too!

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17 comments:

  1. aww how cute! i remember as a kid there was a nest in a tree in my parent's yard and my dad knew they were there so we kept tabs on them every now and then. and we witnessed the babies learning how to fly. they were hopping and jumping and flapping and it was just the sweetest thing to experience :)

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  2. my computer is being difficult, so i'm unable to watch the video. however the story & photos are a marvelous reminder of life's wonder & joy. :)

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  3. that is so so amazing! so very cool that you got this on film. they are the prettiest birds. this spring was the first time not living right in town for us and our backyard got flooded with robins. one of my favorite birds. i hope one day to come across a nest full of little blue eggs! great great capture!!!!!

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  4. That was the cutest thing ever! They were STOKED about that dead worm. And their little bald heads make me warm and fuzzy on the inside.

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  5. oh my god i love them.

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  6. Oh my that just amazing, robins are so beautiful, what a rare little treat to see :)

    Zoe
    http://gypsiesister.blogspot.co.uk

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  7. ps love the put a bird on it at the end. so funny.

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  8. Aw, that was great! I have an old soul too... just love things like this.

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  9. This just completely made my day!

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  10. That is so awesome!! It's so neat to be able to watch "nature" moments like that in person. <3

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  12. This is the cutest thing I've seen all week maybe all year!!! :-D Thank you for sharing it with us, watching it made me so happy!!

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  13. It is fun to watch Mother Nature working naturally! Glad you've had the experience and have such a great record of the entire thing!

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  14. SO CUTE, SO CUTE, SO CUTE! I love baby birds. We had some baby robins in our willow tree last year, they were oh so precious and we loved watching them grow up!

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  15. Oh, adorable! What a lovely video.

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  16. Thanks so much for your comments you guys! I'm glad I'm not the only one who found these little birds to be so amazing. :)

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  17. Man oh man. When the mama bird hit the nest...the immediate upturn of those beaks...Too much! I giggled at the instantaneousness of it and then smiled for the rest of the video. So very very cute. And goodness me! A whole worm? He's gonna be a chub! Haha. I hope the mama got the others their own worms. Teehee. So cute!

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