Mom and Dad Cardinal Feeding their Babies

[TheHeavyamor911]

HOLY CRAP...0:36

[noellana]

I don't know why people get freaked out by fecal sacs. They are encased so it's not that gross.

[andre178]

gross

[Snakeoil8]

The babys' dropping are encased in a membrane, which makes it easy for the parents to remove them without getting goop all over their beaks. When the babies are older, the droppings will no longer be taken out like that. The chicks will aim outside the nest on their own.

[brian2010lal]

lol..they only fed once chick in this video..must be their favorite...hahaha

[Kidarove]

nice poop :)

white and smooth :D

and the parent takes it right away .. and the nest still clean

[PrincessOTFH]

ok....the mom just fed the bird. why is its mouth still open? she didnt feed the others yet greedy bastard. wait till everyone finish eating then you get seconds.

[baddbush6]

WAT THA HELL WAS THAT WHITE THING

[TOXICMatt65]

@baddbush6 it was shit

[treehuggingdruid]

that was one gorgeous nest. a very artistic job on the part of the parents.

[zanerdz956]

@ 00:36 to 00:39 wtf was that white thing!!!! :\

[mayhmong]

@zanerdz956 That would be the baby birds poops...

[zanerdz956]

@mayhmong nasty,grose 2!!!!!and how did u get the cam in the tree!

[mayhmong]

@zanerdz956 LOL Ask the one who made this video

[zanerdz956]

@mayhmong who!?

[bibi14930]

oh people stop talking about the poo. it's a natural thing. everyone does it. even our annoying wailing human babies do it and our human babies have even worse crap compared to these guys. ours are brown and big and sooooo stink-o-rama! how about that?!!!! 

[TheOblivionGate]

It's amazing how they jump up as soon as they hear the bird coming ahaha then go back to sleep when it's gone.

[Sherrie2Sweet]

ok i can already see who is gonna be the bully

[DaisyWorld1]

Really nice footage.  Thank you for sharing.

[DaisyWorld1]

Really nice footage. Thank you for sharing.

[emie868]

D: ahhh poop! why did that remind me of a dry cleaners building? Ya know how they have the suits and stuff on the hooks that go around in a circle *shrugs* any how that was my weird thought for the moment. Really nice vid, I love cardinals. But until today I had no clue what their babies looked like. Youtube rocks :)

[TheOriginalPartypoop]

That is disturbing yet HILARIOUS

[rs4425]

Excellent quality. What kind of camera? setup?

[thunderbearbenni]

how awesome is that .. 

[TERESADEAR]

baby birds poop in tiny sack-like things so the mother can carry it away and predators won't follow a trail of poop to the nest. Amazing that this is on camera!

[happyGinger100]

0:16 pop gos the weasle lol

[Norn]

i know it's gross with the poop and all but the parents need to keep the nest clean

[tailsdollisawsome]

my friend knocked over i think a sparrow nest.the babies where fine and cute.i got to hold one,and it was soft.we put them back.the mother didn't reject them,she kept them.

[happypeppyperson]

Shows you that every parent almost always cleans up after there childs poopie.

[crapatitus]

yummy poop! keeps the nest clean!

[5Nadmor5]

eh in the beggining it looked like they were fighting

[1972mjones]

Interesting that one kid gets all the food (on this trip), but it looks like mom or dad is cleaning up the poop of another. I also like how the kids hang out with their mouths open way after mom or dad has left, it seems they finally give up and shut their mouths after a whole thirty seconds!

[snorydr1978]

beautiful video. Thank you! :-)

[dDo0t]

Great footage

[HayleyMch]

Very cool! I love birds!

[helloimtess]

i love how they just know when she's there. great footage!

[rivuful]

nice video. 

[maarakailet1]

Wow! The mother did diaper duty! I've never really thought about the parents removing waste from the nest. Cool!

[jamesjwalsh]

what do they like to eat? I'm trying to attract them to my yard.

[Empoleon227]

that looks nothing like a cardinal

[cassiexx87]

LOL aww. These wild baby's poop out a sack kind of thing. It's not liquidy outside but in. Best way to describe is its almost like a diaper. It doesn't get all over the nest and the parents take it and throw it out. I volunteer at wildlife rehab place and its so cute, they just lean over and poop and look at you like "Take this! "

[BrendanIsCool]

@cassiexx87 ahh fuck birds.

throw a towel over their heads and they think it's night. birds suck cock for a living.

[Vots]

@cassiexx87 That's crazy. Never seen that before. When I saw that I was like what the hell?!

[LosAngeleno1959]

When will they be old enough for Pizza and Nachos??

[BerneaseMountainDogs]

aww theres one under them and the ones on top keep going on top of him so he dosnt get any

[BiskMaster]

I know. It's kind of sad to think he can't get his head up over his siblings. poor little guy. lol

[gwagner30]

@BiskMaster Yea it's Really Sad, and He Has Since Been Eaten Alive By a BlueJay!!

[LAFFBBHQ]

@ BerneaseMountainDogs do you think the bigger one is a cowbird?

[nukers124]

cardinals are fascinating birds, everywhere i move i have at least 1 cardinal singing in the morning and about mid-day

[starjaia]

lol lmao those birds are hilarious and they look cute and weird at the same time

[Shrubbs]

Wait, did the baby just poop what it ate and the parent eat it?

[likemyspritePink]

have a baby cardinal in my backyard, can they be pets?

[OloEopia52]

don't be stupid.

In the United States, this species receives special legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which also banned their sale as cage birds. It is also protected by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada. It is illegal to take, kill, or possess Northern Cardinals, and violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to 15,000 US dollars and imprisonment of up to six months.

[stormofemotions]

EVEN IF THEY COULD, YOU MUST NOT HAVE BIRDS AS PETS-- what you can really do is to put up some stuff (food and water) in your backyard so that they can be more comfortable when they visit you ;)

[TeamCavalier]

I see a lot of wild birds do this, but today I watched a Robin mother swallow the poop in a nest cam but never saw her spit it out, so now I'm wondering how long they keep that in their crop

[myNameisNicoleaha]

what's that something the cardinal ate when she pulled the white thing in her child's butthole? haha gross!! if it's a poop, it will fell off the nest but it didn't when she pulled.. it's like a flesh..

[SpartanQueeeen]

CUTE!!!!

[Amenti313]

No, it didn't eat it. When baby birds, you know, poop, they poop in little sacs. And to keep the nest clean, the mom or dad takes the sac and throws it out of the nest. They are kinda like little diapers!

[TexasHighDef]

You got some great shots!! Thanks!*****Duke

[drunkensavagehobo]

ew at 0:38 did the bird poop?

[stratman687]

what the heck was that thing at :37?

[sugaddikt]

I would like to know this too, I'm quite disturbed by it.

[buhnuh]

I think it's poo!

[Tungchu92]

did it just EAT the poo?

[BiskMaster]

I'm pretty sure it was poop. And the fact that I got it on film is crazy!! Why did it have to do that in front of the cam!! lol

[ReevieSenior]

@BiskMaster was that really a poop? it looked horrible like fur or something was coming from its skin

[ClariceStephan]

@BiskMaster It most definitely is.

I just encounted a birds nest and noticed how impeccably clean it was on the inside which sparked my interest. This confirms my suspicions. Hey, somebody's got to do it.

[lotusbandicoot]

@BiskMaster

Yup. I'm afraid it was poo. I had robins build a nest in my gazebo and the mother fed the babies and moments later she ate their droppings. This is what they're required to do in order to keep the nest clean. I was scarred for life when I found out what was happening. XD

[peyotero22]

go to hell Jaschka

[ofeliabanana]

nice :)