New Tenants

This week, we discovered we have uninvited guests -- a mama robin and her nest of babies! They're living happily in one of our front bushes (the very same bushes we had aggressively trimmed last week -- I am amazed that they survived!).

I've held CC up so she can see them, but although the nest is at the VERY top of the bush (thanks to the recent trimming, I'm sure), they blend in well and are hard to see.

Mama is none too pleased that we've discovered them. She doesn't appreciate our peeking. But I'm using this as a learning lesson for CC -- we don't touch animals, especially not babies. Whenever we're taking a look at the nest, CC notices the mama hovering nearby, squawking at us. She says, "Mommy bird doesn't like us getting close to her babies." Very true. 

I don't think this will be an issue for long, though. The four babies are not newborns. They have adult feathers on their backs and not much fuzz left. Since baby robins mature within a month of birth, I assume these little ones will be gone soon. I am just hoping not to find one hopping on the ground with a broken wing!