A Little Gift..."A Bird in my Stoop" (4/30/2006)

A little gift..."A bird in my stoop."
(4/30/2006)
In a matter of about 4 hours one April afternoon...we had a nest on our front porch. We envisioned the mess that we would have and debated whether to take it down or not. We decided to leave it. What fun to watch the Robins nest and make their little spot "just right."
Shortly after the nest was complete, the Daddy Robin, took to a bush within sight of the porch and the new nest. The Momma Robin then set up house.


Within a day, we had a beautiful blue Robin egg. Then another, and another, and now we have a total of FOUR eggs. They are the most beautiful color of blue! "ROBIN EGG BLUE" - What a marvel nature is!

The Momma Robin is faithfully sitting on her eggs. She was afraid of me at first, and flew away to a close tree all the while yelling at me if I came to close to the nest. If that didn't work, the Daddy Robin came to the rescue and would dive-bomb my head. Over the past week however, we have built a rapport. I can now slowly approach the nest and walk around the front porch without her darting away. Doug's presence however, still shakes her a bit.

So we wait...We greet them in the morning and ensure their presence before we go to bed. Today I came running up the stairs to the front door, not because I heard the door bell ring, but because I heard the Momma protesting and I wanted to see what was going on.

Come what may, we are presently happy to say that we are hosting nature and have a family of Robins as our guests. We are seeing nature up close and in it's most perfect form. Oh what a joy!

Hoping you are finding many joys in your life!