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In the spring, we had a robin try to make a home in the structure of the pergola on the deck level. We caught it early (before eggs) and convinced the lovely couple to find a residence elsewhere. There is too much people activity on the deck.

Over this past weekend we were cleaning out the patio under the deck in preparation for a reunion on Saturday (the lower level is a better location for a group of people). In the spring there was a nest in the understructure of the deck. I let it go but I never saw any birds. No eggs or chirpy babies so I thought it was a reject nest. We rarely use the patio under the deck so I don’t care and we wouldn’t bother them if they were there.

Yesterday the beloved husband was doing more cleaning on the patio and there was a lot of homebuilding going on. There was a pile of sticks on the patio (a bird version of Home Depot) and all sorts of plant stuff hanging down from the beams. Argh. More nests. There are at least three new ones.

We’re not sure if a male bird is offering variety to his honey or there’s a group moving in. Maybe a rocking robin rock band with the groupies.  We haven’t seen the birds but the makings look a lot like what the robins did in the spring. We may have bird guests at our reunion. Hope they like people! It will be peopley!

Note to self: Put worms on the food list for the reunion.

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  2. I have put up with several bird nest messes that are anything but convenient, but I’m so caught up in the “miracle” of their instinctual care for their babies, and I am willing to accommodate. Your birds have chosen a very lovely home to grace with their nest. They know a good thing when they scope out property! 😉

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    • I don’t mind that they “chose” me but there will be a lot of people around the nesting site. Not sure if they will abandon it or come back after everyone leaves.

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    • So far when I’ve been down there I haven’t seen any birds. I don’t know if they abandoned them or are waiting for us to leave. Even when I’m in the house, I don’t see activity there but there are nests!

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  11. Robins are innovative all right! Yesterday the handyman cleaned the gutters and I said “crossing my finger you can take down the contraption I stuffed in the elbow of the coach light which sure looks awful.” Now I have to check that spot daily just in case, someone starts a nest. You’re welcome to my bag of mealworms!

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  13. I keep a close watch for nests on my balcony. First year I lived here I didn’t and had two nests. Had to keep the cats inside. They drove me crazy meowing and scratching and climbing curtains.

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    • Thinking about it….I haven’t seen any birds down there so I’m not sure what’s going on. We have a hunter cat next door that is capable of getting up there. We saw her trying to climb our skinny maple with the bird nest. She’s quite the hunter.

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  21. Wow, an entire neighborhood of nests! Maybe they’ll build a Starbucks on the corner for you. 😉 BTW, my husband and I now use your term “too peopley.” We went to a specialty store over the weekend (my fave oil & vinegar place) and couldn’t find a parking spot because there was a festival going on that we hadn’t expected. We had to walk through crowds to get there, and all I could think about was your saying, “it’s too peopley.” 😁

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    • 🙂 I have a specialty vinegar store I love too. Lately I’ve been buying on line. They let you sample and I walk out with too many different varieties. I have a chocolate balsamic I haven’t opened yet. Yum!

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      • My vinegar store stopped letting us taste since covid. And I’ve been known to take home many flavors in the past, too. Perhaps it’s better I can’t taste them, because I just come home with my favorite one now. Good thing you can order online for the same reason. 😉

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  22. Can’t wait to see how this story develops! We had baby bunnies in our front yard recently and they graduated the nest and went off, but this morning there was a rabbit in our yard with a mouth full of stuff…methinks another nest is on the way.

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  23. Animals know where they’re welcome, and Kate’s house is at the top of their list. Maybe they’re building one of those new complexes where everything is convenient, and you barely have to leave your nest?

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    • Lasts night we had deer on the patio (which is under the deck). They ate the big hosta plant down to the nubs. They couldn’t wait until next week, after the reunion!

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  24. they say with the birds the luck comes to you… we have two nests , now visitors have to deal with the dogs why the berd-force throws bombs at them… maybe a weird variation of if you step in poo good luck comes to you?

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