Bird In the Barn

Is better than one in the bush?  Or the hand?  Or are there more possibilities?      

In any event I have posted any number of times about our state bird - the American robin. They're common to our yard and fun to observe.    

 
Robins have nested on the transom above our doors.  They have nested in the gnarly rose bush adjacent to the garage.  And they have nested in the trees in and around the yard and the woods. 

Yet the most successful of locations has been on top-of the header beneath the lean-to roof of the barn.    

It is a near -perfect location.  It's a sheltered and safe place for sure – protected from both the elements and predators.       
 
 
 
 
Mama robin has raised a second brood already and they are very close to fledging.