Birdie Mae.......
She did a really good job. I didn't even notice the nest in the planter by the front door until it was completely finished. Then when I peeked inside, the four little eggs were already there.
The next time I checked the nest, the Carolina wren was inside, sitting on her eggs. I decided to call her Birdie Mae.
Birdie Mae seems very comfortable with the hustle and bustle of our front door traffic. She barely blinks when I poke my head out to check on her and take her photo a couple of times a day. Two afternoons a week, three moms and their kids, arrive at my front door one after another for three consecutive hours of tutoring. Not one of them noticed Birdie Mae, so each got a special viewing and a lecture on the proper bird nest viewing distance and behavior. On Friday, a mom and her two teens were working in the flower bed next to the front door all afternoon. Birdie Mae ignored them and sat on her eggs.
Saturday morning when I went out to check on the nest, Birdie Mae was gone and I noticed movement in the bottom of the nest. The eggs had hatched.
Now the real worry starts. The nest is only about three feet above the ground--easy reach for a cat or raccoon. The plant holder is rather wobbly and could be easily pushed over. Birdie Mae didn't choose her location wisely. In fact a neighbor commented that a bird that stupid didn't deserve to be in the gene pool. In spite of her shortcomings, I can't help rooting for Birdie Mae and her babies. I will be heart broken if anything happens to them.
The next time I checked the nest, the Carolina wren was inside, sitting on her eggs. I decided to call her Birdie Mae.
Birdie Mae seems very comfortable with the hustle and bustle of our front door traffic. She barely blinks when I poke my head out to check on her and take her photo a couple of times a day. Two afternoons a week, three moms and their kids, arrive at my front door one after another for three consecutive hours of tutoring. Not one of them noticed Birdie Mae, so each got a special viewing and a lecture on the proper bird nest viewing distance and behavior. On Friday, a mom and her two teens were working in the flower bed next to the front door all afternoon. Birdie Mae ignored them and sat on her eggs.
Saturday morning when I went out to check on the nest, Birdie Mae was gone and I noticed movement in the bottom of the nest. The eggs had hatched.
Now the real worry starts. The nest is only about three feet above the ground--easy reach for a cat or raccoon. The plant holder is rather wobbly and could be easily pushed over. Birdie Mae didn't choose her location wisely. In fact a neighbor commented that a bird that stupid didn't deserve to be in the gene pool. In spite of her shortcomings, I can't help rooting for Birdie Mae and her babies. I will be heart broken if anything happens to them.