Isn't Spring Wonderful?

While doing some yardwork, we discovered that a bird had built a nest in the wreath on the wall of our front porch. Last year, we'd also had a bird build a nest on our porch, though that one was on a baker's rack that sits next to our front door.

It was a lot of fun watching the mother bird as she sat on the nest. Ever time I would step outside, she would fly into the yard and do the injured wing routine. Though, if she was asleep when I came outside, she would simply sit there and stare at me once she realized I was there. After a while, she just got used to me, and didn't pay me much attention unless she thought I was getting a bit too close to her eggs.

They hatched on mother's day, and was only a week or two before the three babies fluttered out into the yard. The birds didn't return to the nest after that. I'm sure they probably flew off to find somewhere quieter,where people weren't wandering so close at all hours of the day.

I am looking forward to watching another family of birds hatch and grow this spring. There's just something amazing about watching such delicate new life come into the world.