Last Spring a lovely lady Robin made her nest in our front porch wreath. It was really quite interesting as she built her nest flush up against the glass of the door so we had a front row seat to the bird rearing process.
After she and her offspring flew the coop, I carefully took down the wreath and left the nest intact, hoping she would return again this year.
Lo and behold, return she did. However, she was apparently unimpressed by my nest saving abilities as she shunned her previous nest and chose to build an even more precarious perch on top of the wreath...this bird likes parenting on the edge.
Although this particular wreath is only weakly attached to my window with one of those suction cup hook thingies (and a crappy one at that...) it managed to stay attached through many a Spring storm, pizza deliveries, asshole mailmen and local tornadoes. So, yay Mother Nature!
I snapped these shots just a few days ago, so I was shocked to see the babies with their parents hopping around the yard this afternoon. My they do grow so fast...
Perrydise | February 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Hello,
Beautiful photos! I have a request that I hope you do not take offense to. I am attempting to start a blog and I was hoping to use the name Urban Awakening to write about issues related to urban planning in the 21st century. If you no longer have intentions to use this blog, I ask that you please change your domain name so that I may use it. Thank you very much for the consideration. Have a pleasant day!
Best,
Brooke