Bird and babies in a nest . . . .

At work I saw something I never saw in my life, and it was awesome. There was a sturdy bird's nest, nestled between a gutter and the porch, at the nursing home where I work. I say sturdy, because there were terrible storms, and the nest was still in tact. First there was just the nest. Then I saw a plump bird, sometimes just her (?) head, then nothing at all and then her full body. I saw another bird come and go. Then I saw the bird leave the nest, and when she came back there were little heads with mouthes open waiting for their mother to feed them. A couple of days later, the little birds had hair on them, and a couple days after that, they were all gone, leaving an empty nest. This all happened in the period of about a month. And like I said, it was pretty wonderful.

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That must've been a truly heartwarming thing to watch as this little family grew up and left. Could you tell what kind of birds they were, Celeste?

I think a Robin.

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Awww. Birds get used to humans being around, which is nice.

I kept watching it, and watching it. Others thought I was nuts. But I SAW exactly how it is done vs. reading about it. At one of my other job, downtown and very urban, I would sit on a park bench and eat my lunch, with all the birds. I swear it was the same birds every time! They were so tame, almost, but not quite, eating out of my hand.

maybe you have a connection with those birds or they could even be your power animals..it's truly lovely seeing little chicks grow .I used to have a pigeon making a nest right on my bedroom window in india..it's beautiful..it was also really amazing how different the babies look from their parents..

Those baby birds grow up fast!! There is a house in the our neighborhood that has a bluebird house by the driveway not too far from the street. Me, being naturally nosy, er curious, I took a peak inside and I saw three little speckled eggs. The next time Willow and I walked by -- maybe a few days, Mamma was perched on her eggs. I got an up close and personal viewing of a bluebird!! really neat! I brought a camera along and got pictures. The next time Willow and I walked by (few days later) the eggs had hatched. I saw three very brand new and necked chicks with their mouths wide open. A week later, they had feathers and still had their mouths open. I didn't get by there again for a few weeks more and the nest was empty.