THREE EGGS AND THE MOM

There is one more egg in the nest!  Mom has been busy and I'm sure she's hoping for warmer weather around here soon!  She spends a lot of time on the nest keeping those eggs warm and safe from predators . . . like squirrels.  We have a lot of squirrels in our yard all the time, and as I stated yesterday, I'm looking at them a little differently these days.  I always thought squirrels stuck to acorns, but apparently they also have an appetite for Robin eggs and hatchlings.

Here's a close-up of Mama.  I wasn't actually this close to her - I cropped the picture quite a bit so you could get a good close look at her.

 And here's what's going on inside those eggs . . .

So, I'll check tomorrow and see if there's another egg.  She may be done though.  We'll see!

ROBIN'S EGG BLUE

Just a little update on the beautiful bit of nature's architecture by our back door.  I was afraid that maybe our mother robin had abandoned the nest since I hadn't seen her for a few days.  Maybe she was taking her last few flights of freedom before she would need to be confined to the nest to keep the eggs warm. 

Regardless, upon checking the nest today I got a picture of the first,
perfect, blue egg and I thought you'd like to see it too!

Beautiful!  Just think of the little baby robin that's developing and growing,
getting ready for its chance at the world inside that egg!