March Madness is always used with respect to basketball. However, there is a certain madness in my backyard too, at this time of the year. Things are all waking up after winter and then there is a sudden liveliness all over. Birds are scurrying to find places to build nests. The poor things have fewer and fewer places to nest now, thanks to us Humans!
Last year, as I went to pull the hose from the side of the house, I saw something! At a very precarious spot, I spotted this nest. It was on this wooden ledge between the two pickets. This area is in between the two homes, and when it gets windy, the little strip acts like a connection from the back to the front, and is just not the place for a bird's nest. Sure enough, in a couple of weeks, as I went to check, I found broken eggshells on the grass below. It was so poignant to see the bird sitting around for a few days.
This season started out after a long and dragged out winter. One morning when I stepped out into the backyard, I felt some movement overhead. I looked up and realized that we were not the only ones inhabiting the home, we had a tenant. Sitting in the rain drain, was this sweet looking thing. I was once again very worried for her. Rain drain??? Is that safe? A heavy shower could just wash her abode away.
Then I looked again, she had used her little brain this time. Look at the spot she chose! It is before the point where the pipe bringing water from the roof connects to the drain that carries it away. She was relatively safe.
In the beginning she was not happy when we stepped into the backyard or sat out on the patio. She would get restless and stare at me in the eye. I took a few pictures of her. We would sit out there on the patio. She soon realized that she was safe. We all shared the space together. The neighbors had dogs, and she probably did not like all that barking. Here it was quieter.
I hope to hear little chirps in a few days. I also hope we can step out there without being pecked at or being scolded for going out while the babies were napping! I look forward to some interesting times ahead!
Last year, as I went to pull the hose from the side of the house, I saw something! At a very precarious spot, I spotted this nest. It was on this wooden ledge between the two pickets. This area is in between the two homes, and when it gets windy, the little strip acts like a connection from the back to the front, and is just not the place for a bird's nest. Sure enough, in a couple of weeks, as I went to check, I found broken eggshells on the grass below. It was so poignant to see the bird sitting around for a few days.
This season started out after a long and dragged out winter. One morning when I stepped out into the backyard, I felt some movement overhead. I looked up and realized that we were not the only ones inhabiting the home, we had a tenant. Sitting in the rain drain, was this sweet looking thing. I was once again very worried for her. Rain drain??? Is that safe? A heavy shower could just wash her abode away.
Then I looked again, she had used her little brain this time. Look at the spot she chose! It is before the point where the pipe bringing water from the roof connects to the drain that carries it away. She was relatively safe.
I hope to hear little chirps in a few days. I also hope we can step out there without being pecked at or being scolded for going out while the babies were napping! I look forward to some interesting times ahead!
Birds learn to trust us. Sparrows used to chirp and dwell in houses till they were open and allowed them entry from windows and ventilators. Now the sparrows are rare.
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