Random stuff (somewhat) for July 23, 2023 – Robins, robinettes and nests!

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The background: A few days before I hosted my family reunion, a robin made a nest in the understructure of the deck over the patio. Normally not a bad place because we don’t use the patio, preferring the deck that’s off the living area of the house but the reunion was on the patio. We couldn’t see into the nest so we didn’t know if there were eggs.

We had the reunion, and the robin was not happy. She was hopping around squawking. I wasn’t sure if she would abandon the nest.

The last guest wasn’t quite out of the driveway, when she was back on the nest. We watched it for a few days. One day I thought I saw a beak sticking straight up but I wasn’t sure. Yep, that was a beak. After a few days we could see three beaks. Very cool. It was hard to get photos because of the position of the nest but we persevered. (Actually any animal babies would book my entire week!)

Once the little peeps got bigger it was easier. They had a lot to say, especially about dinner. I swear I heard one saying, “bigger worms Mom!”  and “can you supersize that?” I never saw a second robin (that I could tell). Looks like we have a single mom raising her brood.

Here are some photos. There are three but it’s hard to see the third. The photos beg for captions!

Some interesting things to note. There is no bird poop on the patio under the deck (that’s the #1 reason given for removing bird’s nests). There isn’t a lot of squawking. Over the years I’ve hosted other bird families and the little ones are usually noisy. Mama made four nests before picking the one she liked best (maybe she should get the architect of the year award!). She picked a great spot as it’s protected from weather of any kind.

So how was your week?

54 thoughts on “Random stuff (somewhat) for July 23, 2023 – Robins, robinettes and nests!”

  6. She sounds like an excellent mommy! And to have such well-behaved kids, you are very lucky!! Love the pics. We just got a birdhouse and are trying to figure out how to put in a tiny camera so next spring we can spy on what birds inhabit it. We don’t have a great spot like you do for that. Not sure if we can make it work though. No real wifi in the backyard.

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  9. Cool! You got some good pictures. I love those little needy open mouths. It’s lucky that she didn’t let your guests scare her away. And surprising that she would build four nests before she settle on one.

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  10. How fun to watch them … my friend had a robin’s nest on her deck and sent my daily photos of the nest, then eggs, then hatchlings … I made a post about it. The first photo caption “oh mom, you crack me up!” The second photo caption “la, la, la, la, la … enough singing the scales, I’m hungry mom!” The third photo caption “me first, me first!” The fourth photo caption “what did I get myself into here, a single mom raising three brats!”

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  17. Seems Ma Robin made a wise choice for a place to build her family nest. The cats can’t get to it so she and her babies are safe and they can entertain the the humans without fear of being ejected from their home.

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    • We have a bird bath for her nearby. There is a bird feeder but robins prefer insects. I put out some blueberries hoping that may work. Not sure who ate them.

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  20. Mama bird must be working especially hard if her mate is gone. She must be very smart, too, tho have chosen such a good nest. It looks to be safe from predators, too. I hope she stays in the area when her chicks are grown and leave!

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  21. Adorable! So pleased that Mama Robin was tenacious enough to stick around despite the reunion. Kinda sad about absentee Papa, though. Have the outdoor cats in the neighborhood spotted the nest yet?

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  22. Kate, for some reason I stopped receiving notifications of your blog posts. I have re-signed up so I hope that solves the problem. I wonder who else I am not getting now? I was figuring people were taking a break for the summer…

    Anywhoodle…cute photos! Love watching this kind of thing.

    Deb

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    • That happens to me too. One of my IRL friends, despite signing up numerous times does not get notifications so she catches it on Facebook. I post there too. I don’t know what’s up with SB but it gets wonky at times.

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  23. Wonderful pictures! You’re right – if you had kittens in a foster room you’d never get anything done! Luckily baby birds don’t hang around as long as kittens usually!!

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