A Greeter

I’m not sure if they trust us or the remnants of the old Gray Catbird’s nest was too good a spot to pass up.  An American Robin family has built a nest in the Rhododendron to the right of our front door.  There was a Gray Catbird nest there last year and some old nest material still hung from the branches.  We can see the female sitting in the nest about 2 feet from our window.  She also keeps her eyes on us when we’re in the room but stays put.

I guess we have been working together in the garden often enough that she’s decided we’re not her enemies.  Why not live next to us?  She has four beautiful blue eggs and we hope to see chicks soon.  We decided to tape part of our mesh blind to the window so we can observe the nest and not stress her to much when we turn the living room lights on.

And, an update on the first family, Eastern Bluebirds, the eggs have hatched.  The parents are busy bringing food in and taking feces sacks out.