When G was little, my mom would sing her a song that went: Way up high in the cherry tree/If you look, you will see/Mother Robin and Babies Three/High up in the tree. During our visit to PA this time, it turned out that Mother Robin and Babies Three were in my mom & dad's nasturtium planter on the front porch, not in their cherry tree! My dad discovered the nest with four eggs when he went out to water one day. We stopped using the front door so that we wouldn't bother her and kept peeking out the window, waiting for hatchlings to appear. About two weeks later, she and her mate were feeding three little mouths (not sure what happened to the fourth). According to the bird book my mom has, robins fledge in about two weeks, so they should be leaving the nest within the next week. My dad has been watching to see if any of them have attempted to fly (so far, not that he's seen) and is giving us a daily update.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Mother Robin
When G was little, my mom would sing her a song that went: Way up high in the cherry tree/If you look, you will see/Mother Robin and Babies Three/High up in the tree. During our visit to PA this time, it turned out that Mother Robin and Babies Three were in my mom & dad's nasturtium planter on the front porch, not in their cherry tree! My dad discovered the nest with four eggs when he went out to water one day. We stopped using the front door so that we wouldn't bother her and kept peeking out the window, waiting for hatchlings to appear. About two weeks later, she and her mate were feeding three little mouths (not sure what happened to the fourth). According to the bird book my mom has, robins fledge in about two weeks, so they should be leaving the nest within the next week. My dad has been watching to see if any of them have attempted to fly (so far, not that he's seen) and is giving us a daily update.
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