Baby Birdies Arrive!

You may recall from previous blog posts, that we've got birds in the belfry. A mama Robin built a nest on top of our porch light and then proceeded to lay two eggs in the nest. Well the eggs have hatched, and it turns out there are actually three baby Robins.

Here, in the center of the picture, you can see mama Robin in the tree. She has been gathering food for the babies like crazy.


Here are the hungry babies in their nest. You can see two clearly, and the tip of the beak of the third in the crowded nest.

The nest is so crowded, that we were concerned the babies would tumble out and hurt themselves on the concrete porch edge, or the hard ground. To give the babies a hand, I built a padded landing area for the birds out of pine needles and leaves. I used gloves so as not to get too much scent on the materials. I also put padding underneath the door mat and hung it over the concrete edge, so if a bird falls there, it should have a cushier landing and then slide down onto my landing pad.