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05-06-2014, 08:34 PM | #1 |
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Robin Nest In Our Yard
A few weeks ago I noticed that we had a Robin building a nest under the eaves, above our cars. I have been watching it everyday and noticed that it was now spending long periods in the nest. So, I figured that it was safe to say it had laid some eggs.
Today I took this picture of it in the nest and waited until it left; then climbed up on a ladder and took a shot of the inside of the nest and was pleased to see 4 eggs. It will be about 2 weeks before they hatch and another 2 weeks before they leave the nest.
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05-06-2014, 09:39 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for posting the pictures. All we have had so far is groups of 4 and 5 on the lawn and no building at least in my view as yet.
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05-09-2014, 11:30 AM | #3 |
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Two clutches of eggs
The robins will probably have at least two clutches of eggs if they are starting out now! We have friends who had a huge wreath on their glass-fronted entry door. A robin built a nest in the wreath, had a family and then did it again. So great to see.
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The down side of nature
Several decades ago, and then again a decade later on a different property up here on the lake, a bird nesting outside the house but up under the eaves resulted in an infestation of bird lice, which came into the house. The extermination process was a huge nuisance, and since those occasions I have been careful not to let bird nests get going on our buildings. Yeah, I know, I'm cruel to trash a bird nest, but I don't want to repeat those earlier infestations.
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After getting two Cat rock dump trucks ready to roll for the up and coming season over the winter, I had finished one and parked it out in the yard, and when I brought the other one out and parked it, a robin had nested under the dump body and I took a pic of it...
I'd like to share it with... Terry _________________________ Hilarious ( play on words, SIKSUKR! ).. :-)... Just to set the record straight, trust me, these were a Whole noth'ah animal...
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