Above: Tangerine and Echo's babies on the swing (that's where they like to sleep). One is definitely male! The other is most likely male, too, but I'm not 100% positive yet.
Above: Tangerine and Echo's babies again, with Echo (dad) on the far right. The babies' beaks are starting to change from black to orange. I'm estimating that they'll be fully weaned within 7 days. :-)
Above: Baby dove, now old enough to be adopted. I'm not 100% sure of its gender yet, but if I had to guess, I'd say male. :-)
Above: Baby dove again.
I'm unable to get a photo of Whisper and Creamsicle's babies at this time. They're in the pre-fledging stage, and I can't disturb their nest box without taking a big risk of frightening them into fledging too soon. These two are particularly skittish. (Startled babies sometimes hurl themselves out of the nest box in an out-of-control panic, potentially injuring themselves.) I'll get updated photos as soon as I can. They're both doing fine. :-) Edited 11/22/11 to add: Lost one of the babies due to premature fledging, as I feared. :-( Stormy (cockatiel) accidentally startled it, and it panicked, injuring itself on the cage bars. We tried our best, but there was nothing we could do to save it. Sigh. :-(
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