Nesting

Spring in the Country

The birds are nesting in

our backyard.  Here is  Papa

Robin protecting the nest.

Here is the first hatchling.  You can

see a hole in one of the other eggs.

This nest is quite low to the ground

in an evergreen tree, we think it

is too close to the ground and have

been worrying about our Robin family.

We noticed the shell was gone and

found out from our bird expert that

the parents remove the shells so the

scent does not attract predators.

Sadly on Mother's Day we found a dead

baby robin in another part of the yard.

We were heartbroken.

Now there is just one baby

left in the nest and Momma and

Papa Robin are taking great care

of their baby.  You can see the wings

forming now.  We are keeping our

eyes on the nest too.

When we have nice weather

I love to hang the laundry to

dry outside.  We have had a

long Winter and then a rainy

Spring so nothing has been

hung outside for a while.

Today was lovely so I took

the laundry outside and reached

in the pin bag....

...and found this!

I guess I'll have to buy a

new bag and pins, I don't

want to ruin this nest that

must have taken so much

time to build.