It wasn't too long afterwards that Mrs. Robinson went missing. Or at least she wasn't around when we were watching.
In any event we figured out that she probably got grabbed by a hawk or some other predator because we never saw her again and the eggs never moved or hatched.
Nature can be a cruel Mother. But that's what nature is all about. Which is why I always remind anybody that's listening that Door County is - Where The Strong Survive and The Weak Are Killed And Eaten.
I took the nest down a week ago and it made a perfectly fine conversation piece atop the antique radio.
The nest at two o'clock is a goldfinch nest.
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Well at least you put the nests to good use! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI have so many robin nests about that I need to form a condo association.
ReplyDeleteNow that the nest is down the screens are on the screen porch. Just in-time as there is a bumper crop of thirsty mosquitoes.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of nests - there is a pair of mallards in the tiny pond in our backyard that is fed by the sump pump discharge!
I've got birds everywhere.