Dark-Eyed Junco Chicks

For the past four years, there has been a female dark-eyed junco (dubbed "Tick-Tick" for the sound she makes) nesting in our flower barrel, hanging baskets, our old shed, and various spots around the back yard. I was in the shed today putting away a bag of recyclables when I stumbled onto her first nest of this summer season (she tends to nest twice every summer).

Our old shed is falling apart, having a broken window and two big holes in one side of the roof. Which makes it a perfect spot for Tick and her mate to build a nest where nothing can get at it. This year, they built the nest right on the shelf just inside the shed door. I spotted it as I was turning to leave, and used the camera in my cellphone to take pictures from a distance.

Tick-Tick and her mate have at least two chicks this time; I could see them moving. From the size of them and the soft fluff, they're only a few days to a couple weeks out of the egg ^_^

Congrats, Tick