May 18, 2003
Nesting
Looks like we're not the only ones around here who are expecting.
I am pretty sure the nests in the photos above are barn swallows' nests. I love to sit on the porch and watch the the barn swallows swoop through the yard and into the barn.
There is also a robin who I think must be nesting in the barn. Whenever I walk in that part of the barn, she acts very annoyed and flies at me as she flies out.
I am pretty sure that the nests in the photos above are the robins' nests. But I could be mixing up the barn swallows' nests with the robins' nests. Does anyone know which is which?
Finally, yesterday I inadvertently scared a turkey off her nest. She made her nest in the burn pile by the shed. I am worried that she won't come back and sit on these now that she knows she's close to where we live. She sure laid some nice looking eggs though.
It is not clear who is in charge around here -- us or the robin the barn. I have now changed my route from our "potting loft" out to the little greenhouse so that the robin doesn't dive bomb me as I pass her nest.
Posted by: peter at May 19, 2003 08:39 AM