vickie- That is so precious. A wreath that honored your Dad's death is now supporting 'new life'!!!

We have birds who have shown up (for the past 3 years) on our front porch every Christmas and live in the artificial greenery swag (which has warm twinkle lights woven in it) above the door. When we are forced to un-decorate, the birds move over to another side of the porch and build a nest. This year I surprised them with a bird house exactly where they build their nest each year. Hubs and I have coffee out there and the bird parents will fly out over our heads and act wounded. They think they can lure us away from the bird house of babies.

Dont cha just love Spring?

Could you take a picture and post it, so we could all se? Pretty please!
Thanks

I had 4 baby wrens hatch in my shop. Yesterday I went over and they were flying around in there. I got 3 out and i guess the mother finally got the last one out today sometime. They were so cute...But the bird poo everywhere isn't....lol

How cool is that?! I love everyone's stories! These are pictures of a bird who had 3 babies on our Welcome wreath right by our front door. The Mom would dive bomb us whenever we were on the porch. LOL The babies grew up and eventually flew away. So sweet. Our 8 year old daughter loved the experience! Vickie, please keep us posted! Don't you love nature's joys? Bear Hugs! Kirk

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Ohhh, I love your "birdee" posting, akup...and the stories that are following! susieroses...how kind of you and hubs to add a bdhse for your feathered friends...and a great place to enjoy coffee tog. as akup & DH!

leveta...bird doo doo...oh yeah, but well worth it! Glad your mommie got the babies going out!

Kirk..what a "WELCOME" to your home! That Mama definitely felt the warmth!

I've been so tickled with our bird sanctuary after losing the big maples out front...DH & I are enjoy the birds so much again...with Spring here...here's a couple pics...a Robin bathing & friend ... and also Rose-breasted Grosbeak have come in the Spring visit with Cardinal keeping an eye out.

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God's blessings of nature! Got to love it! Jeanne S.

Love the stories & pics. That robin is so adorable! I hear my babies but parents are very quiet finches I think, small birds with reddish or orangish breast, female plain. Would think after several yrs of nesting in ivy going up around the garage window, that they would get used to me. This year no trimming will be done on ivy except around edges. I lost a little bird last yr. think it cooked. I run a nursery there actually 2-3 nests going most of time. If I clean the window inside garage I can sometimes see the babies in the nest. most of time the blind is down so they have complete privacy!!Jan

Dear AKUP ~ Vicki ~ Thanks so very much for the LOVELY STORY !!!! Just heartwarming & You to Jeanne w/ the
Beautiful pics & Kirk the pics & Story of Kids and
your porch ~ Fabulous ! ! !
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God Bless Each One of You Garden Junkers & Your
Families ~
This Spring Time ~ A Time of L@@King at
God's T R E A S U R E S ! ! And teaching our
Children & Grandchildren Tons of Interesting
Things !!!

Love, Prayers & Special Thoughts !
God Bless !
SusieSunshine

These stories reminded me of the house wren who built her nest inside the pot of hanging flower on my balcony. I had to knock on the pot when I wanted to water the plant. Mom would vacate and keep a watchful eye on me as I carefully watered the plant without getting her brood wet. Once I was done, she'd fly right back and sit on the nest. I really missed her and the kids when they were gone!

Love the stories and the pictures! Thanks to all for sharing!

I really enjoyed seeing the pics and reading the stories. I don't encourage birdees down low cuz of having kitty cats. I do have a bird house up high near the peak of our garage and we enjoy watching the family there from our back porch. Its nice to see closer ups. Amazing where birds will nest isn't it?
Thank you!
kathy

Oh...I love these birdie stories and pictures!! I can hardly wait to have baby birds here!

I took this picture of an oriole on one of the hummingbird feeders the other day. It wouldn't go near the oriole feeder. Picky, picky, picky!!!

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And, of course, I can't forget the eagle in our tree a few weeks back!

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I had been sick for two weeks and hadn't left the house. The day I finally got out...the eagle came...and I missed it. My neighbor took this picture. It was sitting in the tree next to my patio. Isn't he gorgeous?!!

Now, we have a pair of mallards that hang out in our yard. They were in the pines today, and because I'm not walking well today, I couldn't get a good picture of them. They are so sweet!

~Sandy~

Last night Hubs and I were sitting on the porch swing. We began to hear a hoot owl so we got up slowly and sat on the porch step. There was the most majestic site up on our neighbor's chimney top. 4 short hoots and then 2 long hoots over and over. It was too dark for pictures. But his silloquette (sp ?) was enough to keep us entertained until he flew over our heads and over our roof.

Two geese flew very low over the backyard this morning. They were white and sort of chubby. You can tell that I got my masters in oranthology. (Actually I have a PHD at being a 'booger head'. You can just call me DR. Boogerhead.)

Ya'll Spring is here and we are blessed to witness Nature at her busiest.

Jeanne- Did you make that pebble bird bath? It is so attractive. Just ask that Robin.

I would probably cry if I saw an Eagle Sandy!!!! I have only seen 'one' in my entire life. They are exquisit. Your neighbor got lucky!!!