following the rhythms of life

The Robin is holding steady on the nest. Ever mindful of her duties. I watched a video on Sunday about all things related to birds and egg laying and hatching and feeding. Oh dear, it's a lot of responsibility having a nest on the porch. 

I am extremely unclear about my accountability as the landlord in shooing away predators, digging up worms, helping to discard shells after hatching, and the like. Apparently only 25% of eggs that are laid actually yield a baby bird that is able to fly away from the nest eventually. 

I have not gotten close enough to see how many eggs are actually in the nest, not wanting to cause undue anxiety for the mama. She doesn't try and peck my head and I keep my distance. No matter what happens to the occupants of the nest, when I think of the coronavirus pandemic, I will always think of the red red robin, going about her business, following the rhythms of life, the only way she knows how. 

Comments

[Emie]

I think your red robin is a reminder of good things to come... new life and all.

[Janet Ghio]

I love seeing the robin in her nest on your front door.

[nanci stone]

what a lovely distraction, to follow the robin and nature doing what it does best.

[Linda Watson]

What a gift she is.

[carol]

Birds are good medicine :-)

[Vicki in Michigan]

I have had many little robins fledge from nests in my yard. The only predator I've been aware of was the crow who found one of the nests. :-(

I haven't done anything, except the one time I found a way-too-young baby on the ground (eyes still closed, hardly any feathers). I picked it up and put it back in the nest with its two siblings, and all three of them survived to leave the nest when they were ready.

(I would have stopped that crow, taking the eggs, had I been able to think of a way to do so. Sigh.)

I think discouraging the neighbor cats from visiting your front yard would be all the help you could give. Unless it gets really dry during "feeding the babies" season. Then I might leave a hose on "trickle" so the ground was wet, to encourage bugs and worms so the robins can get them.

[carol]

Thanks Vicki!