Robin 2 is now sitting patiently on her nest almost every hour of the day. She does take a break mid-morning for just a few minutes, and again, in the afternoon for a bit longer. As you can see from the photo, she is at the corner of the house and this is a busy bird corner. There are tall shrubs and then trees close-by. She is also close to our large flower garden and the big birdbath, so she has birds whizzing right by her nest much of the day. None of this seems to bother her one bit. She just watches the other birds fly by - even the Blue Jays. My guess is she is about 14 days away from hatching her eggs.
Robin 1 not only never returned to her nest, but we have not seen her in our yard at all. Her breast was distinctive in that she had dark blotches where she could have removed a few her feathers to line her nest. Her facial markings were also a bit different in that there was more white. It could be that she moved to another place in our neighborhood. I hope that is what happened and not that something happened to her or her mate.
Robin 2 is now sitting patiently on her nest almost every hour of the day. She does take a break mid-morning for just a few minutes, and again, in the afternoon for a bit longer. As you can see from the photo, she is at the corner of the house and this is a busy bird corner. There are tall shrubs and then trees close-by. She is also close to our large flower garden and the big birdbath, so she has birds whizzing right by her nest much of the day. None of this seems to bother her one bit. She just watches the other birds fly by - even the Blue Jays. My guess is she is about 14 days away from hatching her eggs.
Robin 1 not only never returned to her nest, but we have not seen her in our yard at all. Her breast was distinctive in that she had dark blotches where she could have removed a few her feathers to line her nest. Her facial markings were also a bit different in that there was more white. It could be that she moved to another place in our neighborhood. I hope that is what happened and not that something happened to her or her mate.
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