About 3-4 weeks ago, I discovered there was a bird living in my garage. It actually had pretty posh digs – a nest of leaves and twigs nestled in an old blanket that was stuck inside a cabinet in my garage. I pulled it out and a nest with five eggs came falling out.
Oops – but I couldn't very well have a family of birds living in my garage, could I?
A couple days later, I found this nest in a flowerbox on my front porch. It's just the bare minimum of a nest, pretty well hidden behind some dead flowers from last year. I think it must be the second round of eggs from the same bird… maybe not, but it makes me feel a little less guilty for the five-egg omelette on my driveway.
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Long story short, I've been trying to leave mama bird alone so she could at least raise a couple of little ones without me killing them. And look what I found on Sunday when I got back from being out of town!
Hi babies! It's been raining like crazy here, so there should be some nice juicy worms out there to fatten you up. I can't make any promises about the neighborhood cat that's been skulking around the side of my house, though.
Oh yeah, speaking of babies….
Check out my sister-in-law! Is that about the craziest thing you've ever seen? Matt and I went to KC last weekend for my sister's gradation and I went to his sister's baby shower. I haven't seen her since Christmas, so it was especially surprising. (I couldn't stop staring – did she stick a basketball under there?)
Amazing pic of the baby birds how precious.
Wow she really does look like she’s smuggling basketballs! It’s kind of hard to tell from the picture but those birds look like ducks!
That is so cool to get to see baby birds!Such a beautiful sight. Stay away cat!
So cute! Baby birds are so sweet and cute.
Your SIL looks great! That’s pregnancy for you.
No joke! Isn’t that how everyone wants to look when pregnant? Nothing but a belly…
oops (about the omelette). keep me posted on whether the kitty scores. (awful, i know!)
Those baby birds are precious!
From my investigation with some of my bird lover friends, I think Matt is right – you have baby doves – turtle doves. Doves are lazy about building nests – apparently they will grab a couple of twigs and lay eggs and their baby birds are rather ugly. Hence – a nest in your flower box. Bad news is, if my source is correct, they are about the slowest birds to learn to fly (6 weeks)! The cat’s success may be the only way you get to plant flowers anytime soon!
sweet little birds! sorry to hear about the omelette.
Your sil does look like she is hiding a basketball, my memory of that time is a bit to vivid. I hope she is due soon!