Been There, Done That: For the birds

I saw the telltale scraps of grass and straw on the back porch, along with a feather. Oh no, not another nest! But then I didn’t see anything else for a few days, so I assumed the birds had found a better location.

Then I noticed a loose pile of nesting material on top of the umbrella that had not yet made it to the glass table in the pea gravel. Are you kidding me? That doesn’t look very stable to be raising a family in. But next thing you know, Mr. Robin is busting his behind trying to get that nest built in a hurry, while the Mrs. paced around in the back yard, kind of impatient-like.