Two Robins Come And...

The robins returned to our yard to nest again.  They reused the nest that they had built the previous spring which is located up in a corner of our pergola.

 

The sitting parent always few off the nest whenever we opened the back door and walked onto the deck and cautiously watched from a safe distance nearby, either atop a fence post or on a tree branch.

 

When the eggs hatched, the robins were observed waiting that same safe distance for us to leave our post…usually relaxing in the shade of the pergola.  The birds’ beaks were always filled with tasty morsels for their hungry young.

 

I thought there were only two babies for the longest time.  Then a few days ago, I moved closer to the nest and discovered a third beak peeking out from the nest. Surprise!

 

Today, the robin family was gone.

 

I will not disturb the nest and I will anticipate their return next spring. The robins know they are welcome!