Our Crab Apple nest welcomed babies over the weekend, we believe it to be two or three tiny ones sticking their necks and beaks out for every movement over the nest. We're thrilled and as promised will keep Poke out of the backyard!
UPDATE on 6/18/11: We are sad to report that on 6/16
the Robin's nest was attacked by a Coopers Hawk. My wife saw the entire drama unfold and reported it immediately. The whole thing took but a second, and the brave parents went after the Hawk with a vengeance. For a while we were not sure to assess what exactly the Hawk had taken or caused, however it became soon clear that the nest had been abandoned, and no young were visible anymore. We suspect they were both grabbed. As unsettling as this may be, it does show nature at its rawest and most interesting; it remains a bird-eat-bird world out there. We feel in a way fortunate that we saw it unfold, and know what happened. We'll treasure these photos.
UPDATE on 6/18/11: We are sad to report that on 6/16
the Robin's nest was attacked by a Coopers Hawk. My wife saw the entire drama unfold and reported it immediately. The whole thing took but a second, and the brave parents went after the Hawk with a vengeance. For a while we were not sure to assess what exactly the Hawk had taken or caused, however it became soon clear that the nest had been abandoned, and no young were visible anymore. We suspect they were both grabbed. As unsettling as this may be, it does show nature at its rawest and most interesting; it remains a bird-eat-bird world out there. We feel in a way fortunate that we saw it unfold, and know what happened. We'll treasure these photos.
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