So yesterday Andy put the camera up near the bird nest on our porch to try and capture how many eggs are in there. From what we can see there was actually only 1 egg. Anyhow that was yesterday afternoon. I saw momma in the nest only one time the rest of the day. I didn't see her in there all evening or before bed. Granted, she could have been snuggled way in there so I couldn't see...but I didn't want to open our front door and scare her away if she was there. Instead I just obsessively checked every 10 minutes and worried.
Then this morning I looked (just like 10 minutes ago) and still saw nothing. I decided to open to door, hoping she would go flying out of the nest like she usually does when we come around. Then at least I would know she had been there all night. So I open the door...and...nothing. Now I am really getting worried. Andy was careful, but was even holding the camera up there in the area enough for momma to abandon nest? And why am I SO worried about a single bird egg? Probably because I am an animal nut anyways...add in being pregnant and emotional....yeah. This little bird egg has to make it and I will be so sad if something happens!
Anyhow, I went into the kitchen to get some milk and after I was done, I decided to take one more peek out the window, just to double check that I didn't miss something. I looked out the window, and guess what I saw? Not only did I see momma, but I think daddy bird too! Often the males are more colorful than the females and this one was definitely more colorful...the chest had a red color to it. So anyhow, daddy (or what I think was daddy) flew away while momma got settled down a little.
As I was writing that, Andy came down and looked too but we can't see anything again. Still, I feel better knowing that they were just there. Yes, I am relieved that our bird family still seems to be together. Call me a dork. That is okay :-)
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