D a y F i v e

I woke up about around 3:30 a.m. and decided to check on the youngsters. I wasn't sure if birds slept at night since you can hear them chirp throughout the night. I grabbed a flashlight could not believe it, sure enough they were tucked in tight and sleeping like babies. They looked so cute! This morning, as I focused my lens, I could not believe my eyes, their mom flew in to feed them. For a short second, I was so excited because she usually avoids the nest if she knows someone is around. Unfortunately, my camera battery died and by the time I switched batteries, she was gone.

I really want a shot of the mom. She works hard all day long and has lost weight. Her entire life seems to be surrounded around taking care of her three little ones and although she appears exhausted, her parenting skills are incredible. She works day and night collecting bugs and worms. She watches every move she makes as to not draw attention to herself or her babies.

The chicks are growing feathers at record rate and are changing day to day.

I believe there is no more creative medium than photography to recreate the living world of our time...Photography gladly accepts the challenge because it is at home in its element: namely, realism—real life—the now. - Berenice Abbott