Texas Gardening: Spring!! Eggs in nest!!, 1 by ejennings

ejennings wrote:
City_Sylvia- Those are just fake flowers. It's a mailbox on the carport wall, guessing that's where the mail was delivered at one time. I put fake flowers in it to make it look "pretty". Last Spring only one bird tried in that spot, something got the eggs and cracked them? This is the first year they have followed through, and already 2 batch of eggs have made that their first home. Out of 5 eggs the first time, only one made it. A few days later, I have a whole new batch of eggs to watch. I don't touch them or the area where they are. I was always told that if you touch the eggs or babies that the mother won't come back?! Maybe that's what your grandmother was talking about? What picture did you like so much I should get published?(tell me where and I will)

Ceejaytown- Maybe it's another mama bird that was watching to "take over" the nest? I'm anxious to see how many make it this time. I hope they all do, although I can't see 5 babies in that small nest. The last one took up the entire nest before it flew off.


This message was edited Apr 28, 2010 2:11 AM