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April 17. 2009
This morning as I was chatting with Rick I noticed a lot of bird activity through the window. What was going on? Was it that darned grackle, again, ripping apart birds’ nests?
And then I noticed that it was a robin hopping around the antlers that are attached to our shed. “Hmmm,” I thought, “could it be?”
I asked Rick to turn around (he was sitting by the window) and see if the robin was building a nest in the antlers. Sure enough, there she/he was sitting on the antlers busily pulling and pushing pieces of grass.
I hope that our use of the shed doesn’t make them move, although I’m sure that a few bangs of the screen door and they’ll be building somewhere else. Maybe, just maybe, we can remember to close the door gently and quietly and not disturb the parents-to-be.
(Picture quality is poor – they were taken just past sunrise and then my battery ran out so I only got the three photos).
Picture 4: the second nest (first one fell apart or was pulled apart). The parent is diligently keeping watch.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
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30 comments so far
Iris43
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posted 335 days ago
Ah-h-h, MsDeb! You’ll soom have the sound of little tweets. :-)
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Bon
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posted 335 days ago
Gotta love those robins.Nothing says spring like waking to the sound of their singing.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Eklectic
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posted 335 days ago
This is a great spot for them!
I am sure they will stay there: if you remember last year we had some in the wood shed!!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
GrandmaT
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posted 335 days ago
How awesome is this!!!!!
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Rog
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posted 334 days ago
I have lots of hummingbirds hanging around but as for my pumphouse all I get is hornet nest. but they do leave me along so they stay.
-- Listen quitely and nature will tell you what to do..Open your eyes widely and you will be amazed..
MsDebbieP
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posted 333 days ago
the nest was torn apart yesterday and is now on the ground :(
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
Eklectic
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posted 333 days ago
Ohhhh! That is so sad!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
Bon
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posted 333 days ago
If it had to come down at least there wasn’t any eggs or babies hurt. :-)
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Eklectic
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posted 333 days ago
Very good point Bon!
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LSJ
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posted 315 days ago
Ok this is a guy thing, what kind of antlers are they, and where did you shoot them.
-- Steve, Arkansas, Go Hogs Go
MsDebbieP
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posted 315 days ago
some deer, some moose, some elk, I think
some found in the woods and some from hunting (“near north” Ontario, Canada)
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
MsDebbieP
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posted 306 days ago
I’ve added a fourth picture.
Rick put a stick across the antler to create a better nesting area (after the fate of the first nest). It wasn’t long before a second nest was built.
The robins are very cautious and fly away as soon as they seen anyone in the yard. I was able to sneak this close before she noticed me and flew away. (I’m hiding behind a tree and poking the camera through the branches).
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
Iris43
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posted 306 days ago
MsDeb, she is beautiful! Is it exciting to watch these wonderful birds work on raising a family?
I seem to have several roaming cats in the neighbourhood this year, so the birds are hesistant to build here. Usually I have robins, wrens, sparrows and even blue jays high in my pine tree. That is the only explanation that I can think of. I found a pile of blue jay feathers near the feeders, so you can’t blame the birds for being leery. I have put down the granular, Scat, and it works for acouple days but we’ve had so much rain, it doesn’t stay effective long. :-(
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GrandmaT
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posted 306 days ago
Well that is just spectacular! I love that you have so many nests around you … wow!!
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Bon
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posted 306 days ago
Nice pictures Debbie.I can hardly wait to see the pics of the baby robins when they arrive.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
MsDebbieP
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posted 306 days ago
one day I was sitting by the pond and after a while I noticed that she was at her nest. I sat and watched her for a bit and then decided to get the camera. She stayed on her nest the entire time – until I brought the camera out and then bye-bye birdy.
Camera shy I guess.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
MsDebbieP
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posted 295 days ago
here’s a pix of our guests
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Eklectic
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posted 295 days ago
Oh WOW!!!!
Great shot MsD!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
Iris43
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posted 295 days ago
PERFECT!
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Bon
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posted 295 days ago
Awwww aren’t they just the cutest.And yet another generation begins.Nice picuture.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Rustic
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posted 295 days ago
I am a bird watcher (when I get a chance) have never see the babies before. Great pics
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GrandmaT
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posted 295 days ago
AWESOME photo!!!! And I would never leave that spot of watching them … how lucky are you to see this whole cycle of life.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 295 days ago
it’s been fun to watch. At first it was just one tiny little beak that could be seen, then the top of a head and then this stage—they are all stretching for first dips on supper!
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
jroot
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posted 293 days ago
I have a nest of Robins, in my new lilac tree, just beside my front door. When they hatch, I’ll get a shot of them. I am still trying desperately to get a shot of the pair of great crested fly catchers who are nesting in my castle birdhouse.
-- jroot
MsDebbieP
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posted 293 days ago
ooh those will be great photos
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MsDebbieP
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posted 290 days ago
every morning now we check and count heads. We are always afraid one will have fallen out and gotten cat-napped.
This morning, all was well. Yippee.
We came inside for a while, checked the news etc and when we went back out they had all flown the coop!! Bye-bye birdies.
:)
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
Iris43
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posted 290 days ago
Isn’t it amazing how fast they grow and are gone!? You were lucky to have them where you could watch their progress. Now you will go through “empty nest syndrome”- – - – I’m not kidding, you will really miss their little heads and beaks showing up to be counted. Hopefully the parents will keep around your yard and gardens to continue to feed them. They are fun to watch as they do their little ‘feed me first’ dance with their wings vibrating. I’m always glad I’m not a bird parent as those little ones pester their parents for the first worm.
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Eklectic
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posted 290 days ago
It is sad for now, but as Robins do lay eggs a few times a year, you will most probably have new eggs in there before long!!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
MsDebbieP
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posted 290 days ago
we were just glad to see that all 4 made it out of the nest!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 281 days ago
we watched a robin check out the nest this morning. I think she has now moved in.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan