They are back and have built another nest in the same spot: right on top of the flagpole holder outside the kitchen window, hidden amongst the roses.
We have been having fun watching Mama Robin build her nest. She is sitting in it at this moment (laying eggs!?!).
Naturally, this called for some robin research. Besides a number of websites, we have a book called A Nest Full of Eggs which was as perfect a book as if it had been written for this situation.
Among other things, I was relieved to learn that they build a fresh nest each year (I took down the last nest so we could look at it, but dropped and broke it when the bird mites swarmed onto my hand -ugh!).
This pair hatched out 4 chicks last year and we watched the parents teach them to fly. Turns out all robins are home schooled.
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Wow! Very cool! We can't see into the nests in our yard. We did get to watch the cardinals teaching their babes one year.
We just watche a Robin family grow up and fly out of their nest. It was right outside the kitchen window at the roof of the deck. I just noticed this morning that the mother was sitting where the nest used to be. We took it down yesterday.
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