Bird Facts

This is a bird nest that Mike actually found in the smallest tree in our backyard.  No kidding.  Of all the trees, and we don't have many that are sizable, they chose this tree that is like three and a half feet tall, and built a nest in it.  And there we found these precious little eggs.  Today I saw the mother sitting on the nest when I walked up, and of course, I spooked her, so she left, but at least I could see her, and what she looked like.  I think it was a meadowlark, or something of that type. 

Now, this nest (different one) of baby birds I have been watching for a little over a week.  There are five swallows in this muddy nest, and yes, they make a big mess right below it.   There are two "parent birds" - if we are being politically correct, I technically do not know their gender - that come in and constantly feed them all day long.  Since they have poked their little heads over the top edge of the nest, it has only been a few days, and today, they started flying out of it. 

But look at how big they are in the nest!  There is barely room for all of them in it!  So the 'parent birds' would squawk -- which we couldn't tell if was an invitation to get on out of there and try to fly, or stay the heck in there where it is safe...  we have really gotten a big kick out of watching them because they are right by a window in our kitchen.  At one point or another today, we saw every single one of them leave the nest, and I am pretty sure, they all made it safely back in.  Whew! 

Another big day in Lily's World.