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Ah-h-h, MsDeb! You’ll soom have the sound of little tweets. :-)

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

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

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

How awesome is this!!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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..

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

Ohhhh! That is so sad!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

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

Very good point Bon!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Ok this is a guy thing, what kind of antlers are they, and where did you shoot them.

-- Steve, Arkansas, Go Hogs Go

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

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

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. :-(

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Well that is just spectacular! I love that you have so many nests around you … wow!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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

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

here’s a pix of our guests

From My Gardens

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Oh WOW!!!!
Great shot MsD!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

PERFECT!

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Awwww aren’t they just the cutest.And yet another generation begins.Nice picuture.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I am a bird watcher (when I get a chance) have never see the babies before. Great pics

-- Rick Kruse Kentwood, MI zone 5b

AWESOME photo!!!! And I would never leave that spot of watching them … how lucky are you to see this whole cycle of life.

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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

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

ooh those will be great photos

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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

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.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

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

we were just glad to see that all 4 made it out of the nest!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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