Birdies



When I was here in early June, I discovered a bird had made its home on the front porch on a very little ledge; thus the nest is not very large. The bird was not too happy about sharing the space with us, but we came to a compromise and eventually we managed together okay.  Baby birds arrived shortly after I left. Momma comes and feeds them often and, at least for a while, came and sat on the babies often. She still comes to feed but they seemed to have doubled in size overnight and can barely fit in the nest. Like human babies they seem to sleep most of the time when Momma is not feeding them. In the picture on the right you can barely see see them; they almost look like the nest. To the left, is a closer-up picture.

Yesterday was unpacking and cleaning day (though less of this got done than necessary). Today I hope to get out in the garden.