Egg #2

Yesterday evening at sunset, Mrs. Finch was sitting in her nest. The webcam was dark so I turned it off. It was rainy and cold with wind blowing the trellis to and fro with nest attached.  My mind slipped to memories of sleeping on my sailboat. How pleasant I found it to be rocked to sleep... but I doubt if Mrs. Finch has ever been sailing.

This morning, with calm winds, Mrs. Finch was not at her assigned station and her single egg lay exposed to 34 degree temperatures. I know I shouldn't worry as Mother Nature has been hatch'n broods of House Finches for a lot longer than I've been on Gods green earth. I worry anyway... it's my nature.

After breakfast I turned my attention to the webcam and there was Mr. and Mrs. Finch. He was feeding her and all appeared normal to my untrained eye.  I recorded this brief video of the feeding.  I will continue to try and catch better pictures...

I enjoy looking at the excitement during the feeding.  Her fluttering about and open mouth, like a chick, probably spurs Mr. Finch to bring more food.  Nothing like a atta-bird from momma to give the guy an incentive.

She has left the nest again after sitting for almost 2 hours.  When she left, the picture below is what I saw on my webcam. It's the second egg. I know. Different spots. I also got on my tiptoes and looked in the nest. Sure enough we now have 2 eggs.  This is like a soap opera.

The rain is now over and we're on a warming trend... don't know if this has any affect on the eggs or birds but it certainly makes me feel better.

Mrs. Finch must have read the Wikipedia article about House Finches egg laying patterns. She is following the script to the letter (you can reread that post here).

Whoohoo!