And you thought you were having a bad day!

About this time of year we receive an influx of Starlings and their favorite winter snack is the left over berries, which are still attached to our flowering Crab Apple trees. Check out this photo I snapped of a car in the parking lot of our local Kroger. Given the number of "bombings" this was not the work of just 'one' bird, nope it is apparent he has had quite few visitors at his home.

So when you think your day is starting off badly, think about this poor guy. I am sure he walked away saying " This ain't no gift from the Blue Bird of Happiness" don't you?

p.s.....don't you just love the homemade duct tape window guards...catchy huh?

Are You My Mother?

Spring brings with it a host of new babies...fawns, bunnies, and fledgling birds. My husband was outside around his trailer yesterday when he happened upon this little fella. I had to snapped this picture as he peered upon my husband. I couldn't help but laugh as his expression made me think he was saying to himself...."are you my mother?" This was one of my favorite books growing up and I even played the "mama bird" in our kindergarten presentation, but that is a story for another day.

There he sat "stranded" so to speak on the driveway. I quickly pointed out that his 'parent's' were close by as they bounce from tree top to the column in our front yard. My husband was concerned that harm would come his way as he looked so frail he thought he might not be able to move fast enough to survive anything dangerous, so off I went to put on a pair of my gardening gloves.

Just as I bent down to "scoop" him up he let out the biggest squawks and off he bounced across the yard an into the flower beds (so much for being frail). I looked up at my husband and announced "job done" and off went my gloves. My husband asked if he would survive...yes was my reply. We have already had a couple "fall" from the nest early, but if you leave them alone and the mother is able to get to them to feed all will end well.

So take care as you are out and about in your yards for the next few weeks, you never know when you will "happen" upon some baby wildlife something and they will want to know...."are you my mother?"

This was "For the Birds"

How can you tell when your truck has sat idle for way to long? A friendly neighborhood sparrow will decide to take up residence in your engine building a four bedroom condo for her and her offspring!

I went to crank my husband's truck this afternoon and look what I discovered. I swear I just moved the thing last week to the opposite side of the driveway. I will concede that I saw a sparrow with straw in her mouth just the other day perched up on tire and I thought..."hmmmm self, do you suppose that bird is building a nest in the truck?" My response was naaaaa and on about my business I went, well as you can see by this photograph my instincts were wrong and she was in fact moving in!

It took a bit of cleaning as there was a heap of nesting material packed up and around every nook and cranny! Thank goodness I didn't ride off down the street with the ball of kindle under the hood!