Early this spring I woke up one morning to a strange sound. Something was fluttering against my front door! I soon realized that a mother Robin decided that the center of my newly hung, SPRING WREATH would make a cozy spot for her to settle down in and have her family!
I was amazed at how quickly she constructed a solid nest complete with a mud foundation, rim and soft grasses inside. I kept thinking she would get scared by the comings and goings of people at my front door and abandon the nest. But within days, she left four beautiful gifts!
The Robin made herself right at home and was very trusting. She did not seem to be bothered by the happenings of daily life at my home. I even had the freedom to peek inside the nest everyday anxious to monitor the progress!
I was more impatient than she was and I did not even have to sit and warm eggs 24/7!!!!
Finally, after thirteen days…….babies!!!!!
The first time I saw the babies, I was a bit shocked. I was expecting cute fluffy things, but instead, they looked like not-too-distant relatives of ET. Mostly naked with a random piece of fuzz poking out here and there and blue eye sockets. They were so ugly, they were cute!!!!
Their solid diet of worm puree must have been comparable to humans eating nothing but Green Giant spinach. They grew so fast and changed literally daily!!!! The change was so rapid that I bet if I had stood and stared at them for several hours non-stop, I might have been able to actually see a wing sprout out!!!
Before long, they were outgrowing the nest!
It took about two weeks and the birds were full-grown and left the nest to seek their fortunes! That was a sad day.
