Just a couple of pictures… taken by judy. Thank you!
Our robins have made a nest in a rather exposed place on some trellis under the eaves of the house. In the recent rains, the eggs would have been soaked if mother robin had left the nest. Both birds have been fighting off jays and crows, but robins are about the first birds to lay and if a clutch of eggs is lost they simply lay another. Often they lay two or three clutches anyway.
Down by the lake the phoebes have a nest tight under the eaves of what is laughingly called the boathouse – it’s not big enough for any boat except a little inflatable.
They’ve nested on an angled downpipe by the front door in previous years, with mixed success. Things seem to be going well in their new location, plenty of insects for them by the water.
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