Another New Mata Puteh Family.

It was a very busy workday for me and when I finally returned home this morning at 3.00am, I was truly surprised to discover a new bird's nest near to the previous one which I did not remove from my Bamboo Hotel Tree. The tree shook a bit which led me to discover a brand new bird's nest perched nearby the older nest.  (Please refer to my two blogs about the Mata Puteh Family on Monday 30th July and Thursday 2nd August 2012), this nest looks similar except slightly smaller in size and so I immediately whip out my IPhone and began taking a series of quick shots when I saw a yellow coloured tail appear from the nest. You guessed it, I managed to capture the mother bird and after it flew off there were three tiny white eggs in the nest. This is the 6th Mata Puteh Family, the newest to inhabit the 'Hotel' for this new year. It was so refreshing, it made my day. Above are the photos taken of this latest wonderful encounter.

The Mata Puteh Family (Pt.2).

Last night when I returned home, I spied on the chicks, they were huddled together and I noticed their greenish coloured feathers grown beautifully. I knew they were ready to leave home in a couple of days.

I woke up today around noon, together with my iPhone camera ready, and this is what I managed to capture. The chicks were waiting for Mummy to feed them. I hid myself and patiently waited for action although I was still half asleep.

I was rewarded for my surveillance. True enough the mother came home and fed her chicks for a short while and a little later she flew off.

I took these last photos of the contented and happy chicks and I know also that they would be flying off together anytime now, to an adventurous and exciting new world. It has been an interesting and learning experience for me and for sure there will be other new exclusive bird families seeking this Bamboo Hotel Tree of mine in the near future.

The Mata Puteh Family.

Yesterday evening, as I was leaving for work, I checked again to see the bird's nest built near the top of my bamboo plant placed outside my gate. I have been regularly keeping an eye on it. I have always been happy to see a bird's nest, this is not unusual for me as this is the 5th time a mother bird has built a nest and grew her chicks on this same bamboo plant of mine, usually from two tiny white eggs till the baby chicks grew to baby birds and then the whole family would fly off to greener pastures. I decided then to photograph them for the first time when I return home tonight. These photographs were taken from my iPhone as soon as I reached home around midnight.