Happy May Day!
I wanted to take a break from pictures of our recent trip and share a fun story with you. A pair of robins have decided to build a nest on our neighbor's fence. Well, I guess the female decided. We have been absolutely fascinated at how hard the female is working. Only a few times has the male carried twigs or grass to the nest. He mostly just watches.
See the nest right up next to the wall and in between the slats on the fence.
It is quite a safe and protected from weather. I give credit to the female for being
so smart in picking this spot.
She's in the nest in this picture. See her tail up against the wall.
At the ripe old age of 21+ I have never watched a bird build a nest. It is absolutely fascinating. I'd like to get some good pictures but I am so afraid of scaring her away. And she has worked so hard she should be able to stay. I had to go online to find information on a robin's nest. It takes 2-6 days to build a nest with an average of 180 trips per day. She will sit on the nest the evening of the day the second egg is laid. And then she stays there for up to 14 days leaving only a few times a day for food for no longer than 10 minutes at a time.
I think this might be fun for the girls to watch especially when the babies hatch. We might be able to get on a ladder to see the eggs if they are not hatched. We can see the nest from our window but not where the eggs will be.
I'll keep trying to get better pictures and then post them here.
We also have rabbits here. We are not even sure how many, but there's no need counting because they multiply so fast.
He's cute as a button and not the least bit afraid of people.
But they carry a dreadful disease that can be deadly to small children.
We will watch the yard closely and be sure it is clean before the girls go out to play.
We feel like we are living in the wild! Not really.
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