The robin has abandoned the flowerbox nest she built, leaving two beautiful blue eggs behind as a reminder to me of how precarious life can be. The relentless attacks from the collared doves finally pushed her out, I'm afraid. She was just too exposed to keep them from noticing her. 😦 It also didn't help …
"The doves will try to kill the baby robins," the neighbor warned us when we told her about the nest. She was right. For the last few days there have been countless battles waged against the window above the robin's nest in the flowerbox. Every couple of hours it seems, I hear squawking and the …
The mourning dove is still in her nest, just to the right side of the upstairs bay window in the pine tree. It's a popular spot for all the visiting birds to hang out while they take turns bathing in the little pond below. This morning I was trying to get a good look at …
I'm still getting used to the fact that I can't snap open the blinds in the bay window to let the morning sun in to help wake me up and brighten my morning anymore. At least not for awhile. Now that the momma robin has settled into her flowerbox nest on the left side window …
This weekend was definitely Mother's Day here at our little homestead. We didn't go to Yellowstone as planned but we were blessed with good weather, good food and ten little ducklings that one of our Muscovies hatched out for us as a special present just for the occasion! We have a second momma duck who …
