Wildlife Gardening: Robins nesting by deck (great photo op!), 1 by wind

wind wrote:
Hi :) Good success story irisL. I hope our robins are as lucky.

I can't tell who's left in the sparrows nest. I'm wondering: do all birds spend time on the ground as "fledglings"? I was thinking of the sparrows and also hummingbirds.

I also noticed another robins nest in our front yard red maple! High up, near the top, without much protection. Last night was a big storm... Low and behold the nest is secure and that mom was in it this morning!

Day 11 for our photo op robins. Yesterday, I observed the babies preening themselves and even stretching and flapping their wings!! Both parents are very busy keeping them fed etc. I decided not to put the weeds down. I thought they have an area of plant basket around their nest, a safety net so to speak. Plus, I think your right, they will be able to coast ok.

I took this photo today; you can see they hunker down their bodies for safety. They fill the entire nest ~ I really don't know how more than 3 babies could fit in a nest without someone falling out!