Update 6/1/2014 Papa and Mama continue the end of caring and feeding. That scene continue. No more feeding has been seen. They are chasing them out every time they catch them around. It seems they keep being pushed out and they find their way back to our backyard. The juves are doing great though. Total confidence they are ready to be on their own. Today, I have seen 3 juvenile cardinals together resting in the bushes and at the feeders. I also saw papa chasing another male cardinal all over the place and it went on it seemed forever. So maybe one of these babies below is the third from another couples brood and why the plumage looks different.
Update: 5/29/14. The cardinal family has separated. The babies have been pushed out to be on their own. The parents were by themselves today in the backyard. One baby snuck in at dinner time and ate forever at the feeder but the parents weren't around. It's done. The parents are done raising them.
The pics on the left were taken tonight at 7:30 pm. The pics on the right were taken yesterday morning at 8:30 am. Something weird is going on. Either we have two sets of baby cardinals, or the lighting, timing, or the end product of the digital images, and the birds physical status at different times of the day are playing games with my vision.
Update: 5/29/14. The cardinal family has separated. The babies have been pushed out to be on their own. The parents were by themselves today in the backyard. One baby snuck in at dinner time and ate forever at the feeder but the parents weren't around. It's done. The parents are done raising them.
The pics on the left were taken tonight at 7:30 pm. The pics on the right were taken yesterday morning at 8:30 am. Something weird is going on. Either we have two sets of baby cardinals, or the lighting, timing, or the end product of the digital images, and the birds physical status at different times of the day are playing games with my vision.
