(A running commentary compiled over the days since the last post.) We named our baby robins the Four Stooges: Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp. We don’t know who’s who yet, but one seems a bit bigger and one seems a bit smaller, so we’ll call the big one Moe and the little one Shemp. Update: Shemp …
I’m a little slow in my reporting, the chicks have been hatched for about two weeks. They seem to double in size almost every day, and barely fit into the nest. Momma Robin seems to have grudgingly accepted our presence, and the chicks aren’t bothered by us at all. If we scratch the screen behind their …
A fascinating event is happening outside our kitchen window. A robin, maybe one who’s been here for several years, is building a nest. It’s almost mesmerizing to watch this female build such an amazing structure when you consider the fact she’s only got her feet, beak, and wings to construct this engineering marvel. And I …
