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make an account at tinypic.com or photobucket and upload there, then link here :)
 
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Baby Purple Martin in my hand.
 
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MustafaMc said:
Which one? The frog or the snail?
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You are the first person to comment on the snail, Mustafa! :)
I guess the frog is a bit more special. And also more difficult to capture on the camera! ;D
 
For glo.




I was able to link with a big picture of the baby martin, but I don't know what I am doing wrong now.
 
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MustafaMc said:
I have built a bird house and modified natural gourds as homes for purple martins (PM). They migrate to North America from South America in the spring to nest. Beginning with the native Americans before the Europeans came, the PM have become dependent upon humans for their housing. They keep me company with their constant chatter and song while I work in the garden.

Purple martin eggs.


Freshly hatched PM babies.



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PM babies in tray removed from their house.

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MustafaMc said:
For glo.

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I was able to link with a big picture of the baby martin, but I don't know what I am doing wrong now.
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When you go to insert the link for the image, just go to insert image (the square symbol, next to the film-like symbol). Don't use the insert link or insert URL one. One you've selected insert image, choose "from url", paste the link into the space, and then untick the checkbox where it says "Retrieve remote file and reference locally".

Amazing photos from everyone.
 
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glo said:

Do the parents not mind if the chicks are handled by humans, Mustafa? I always thoughts that bird parents abandoned their young if they had been in contact with humans.
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No, the martin adults don't seem to mind at all as long as the babies aren't harmed. One year I found a cardinal nest in our blackberry canes and the adult abandoned the nest even though I didn't bother it. The purple martins are almost tame in contrast to other wild birds.

My understanding is that the adults return each year to the same site where they have nested successfully. The adults mate, but it is the sub-adult males that incubate the eggs. After the young fledge, they hang around until time to migrate south and then look for their own site when they return the next year. Upon first arriving each year the adults sing a dawn song to attract the sub-adult males.
 
Insaanah said:
When you go to insert the link for the image, just go to insert image (the square symbol, next to the film-like symbol). Don't use the insert link or insert URL one. One you've selected insert image, choose "from url", paste the link into the space, and then untick the checkbox where it says "Retrieve remote file and reference locally".
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Jazak Allah khayran, Sister Insaanah. Let me give it a try.



Hey, that wasn't so hard with the proper guidance.

This is the 14-nest house I built this year with entrances cut to exclude starlings which is a type of invasive bird that attacks the purple martin babies. The martins like to perch near their nests so I installed several dowel rods on the house for them. The house can be lowered and raised again with the aid of a winch. It is important to do nest checks to check for predation and remove English sparrow nests which is another pest. The natural gourds were modified with a cleanout port and starling resistant entrance tunnel with a porch. Allah (swt) has willed that we have become successful PM landlords. The only rent we charge is their song and graceful flight.
 
 
hmmm it may be because of the light from the lamp posts reflecting on it.. there was also a "super moon" out that night..

the amusement park is in montreal
 

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