SPRING Means...BABIES! Baby Robin Birds That Is...

Have I mentioned that I love SPRING?  I really do!  SPRING MEANS babies of every type of animal!  And I LOVE babies!

I've been watching, as two sets of Robin's have been nesting in our yard.  One, in the perfect position for us to watch the entire baby process...

because this one is right in our front window,

and one that is across from our kitchen window...which will be more enjoyable for me to watch (because the kids won't be able to see inside the nest), but thanks to my awesome camera, I should be able to get some clear shots of the eggs & hatch lings.

Have you ever watched a bird build a nest?  It's amazing to see these perfectly stacked, weaved and well built nests to hold their precious eggs.  I am absolutely in awe of it!

Our doggy, though, doesn't enjoy having so many in our yard!  They are aggressive by nature and she loves to bark at them and chase them when they dive bomb her!

Here's some interesting facts I found about Robin's and their nesting patterns:

Females build the nest from the inside out, pressing dead grass and twigs into a cup shape using the wrist of one wing. Other materials include paper, feathers, rootlets, or moss in addition to grass and twigs. Once the cup is formed, she reinforces the nest using soft mud gathered from worm castings to make a heavy, sturdy nest. She then lines the nest with fine dry grass. The finished nest is 6-8 inches across and 3-6 inches high.

Nesting Facts

Clutch Size

3–5 eggs

Egg Length

1.1–1.2 in

2.8–3 cm

Egg Width

0.8 in

2.1 cm

Incubation Period

12–14 days

Nestling Period

13 days

Egg Description

Sky blue or blue-green and unmarked.

Condition at Hatching

Helpless at birth, mostly naked with spare whitish down.

I have my eyes locked in on both nests and can't wait to watch, and report back to you...about our newest additions to the growing "ROBIN BROOD" in our yard!