Birds

We've seen a lot of bird activity this spring. Mostly pigeons, grackles and robins.

A robin built a nest in a storage bin attached to the boys' play set last month. I got rid of a lot of it, knowing that because the boys were out there a lot, the birds would be sorely disturbed. Sadly the parents re-built the nest in a matter of hours. And I missed it. Next time I looked there were three eggs.

They hatched throughout last week. On Tuesday one of the babies fell out into the sandbox and died. These two are holding their own, though. The momma flies away every time someone comes near, trying to lure them away. The boys have taken it upon themselves to cut back some on the amount of time they spend near the nest area, to give the babes a chance to thrive.