May 23, 2005   Sleeping quietly when I first took the cover off their makeshift nest...   And WIDE AWAKE after I jostled them around a little bit. FEED US!!!   Yummy!   Little Petunia... the runt of the "litter."

	May 24, 2005   That's Petunia on the far right.

	May 25, 2005   Very full and sleepy after a morning meal (one of many throughout the day).   Our little Miss Petunia snoozes away...   ... while one of her more vocal siblings demands MORE FOOD!

	May 26, 2005   They're starting to fill up more of their nest space now. Little Petunia is second from the right, sprawled across everyone else.   Sooooooo sleepy... at least until they realize it's time to eat.   We're starving!!!  Heeeelllllpppp!!!   Even Petunia is getting in on the "FEED ME" act!   "Everybody in formation: butts in, heads out!"

	May 27, 2005   This is how I was greeted first thing this morning. "Hello out there?  We'd like some service, please!  NOW!"   Getting more feathers, but still not exactly CUTE yet...     Little Miss Petunia is really starting to grow!

	May 28, 2005   The babies are getting bigger and moving around a bit more now, so I moved them to a new set-up.  This way, if they fall out of their "nest," they won't get very far.   Their feathers are really coming in now!   Poor us... we're wasting away to nothing down here!   Doing an impression of an ostrich...

	May 29, 2005   A handful of babies! (Excuse the mess, they'd just finished eating.)

	May 30, 2005   Today the babies are going to start learning that there's more to the world than just our kitchen, so I put some sticks and a tree branch in with them. And it's now safe to say these little guys are definitely house finches.

	May 31, 2005   Today's featured tree is a Japanese Maple.  <grin>

	June 1, 2005   We have a daredevil in the group!  Today when I was feeding them breakfast, this little guy hopped onto my shirt, then flapped/crawled up to my shoulder for a better view.   He's also decided that he should always be ABOVE the other babies, so here he is perched on a branch...   ... and here he is perched ON his siblings!

	June 2, 2005   REALLY looking like house finches now!   Playing "King of the Mountain" with the lid of their cage.   Today the babies moved into their next new home! They're adjusting like pros and really like the high perch!

	June 3, 2005   A milestone for Petunia! The other four babies are all flying now (not well, but they're working on it), but today was the first time Petunia was able to perch on a branch!   Trying to decide if they have time to fly off in four different directions before I have a chance to shut the top of their cage.

	June 7, 2005 (Since they're looking like real birds now and not changing on a daily basis anymore, I'm going to cut the updates down to once or twice a week.)   Just chillin' on the edge of their cage!   Petunia's preparing for lift-off!!!

	June 14, 2005   Using the plant in the bathroom to practice for life in the wild...   A little something we call "House Finch Madness" - when  they all take off and fly in circles over the bathtub.  Look out below!

	June 25, 2005 Well, this is it!  The babies are ready to move outside and then off they go to live happily every after!   The very last "indoors" picture before the big move.   Callie acting as the official building inspector.     The babies had NO trouble settling into their new home.     Bogey and Callie investigating the new tenants.

	June 26, 2005 Bye-bye birdies!   The first little guy taking off out of the open cage (and that's the only picture I have of their send-off because the second we opened the cage: POOF, they were OUTTA HERE).   FREEDOM!

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