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Empty Nest Blues
Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday, they were there making racket all the time, waiting to be fed or noticed. Now they have left and gone away. How time flies! No, silly. I am not talking about my offspring! My boys are just ten and twelve.....I hope a way off from leaving the nest. I am talking about for real baby birds, that have for the last month, been living in a nest over my front door. Baby barn swallows to be exact, four of them. My kids have just marveled at watching them grow from tiny chicks, to being so big they had to take turns being down in the mud and twig nest their mma built for them, while a couple clung to the edge of the nest. I came home from dinner last night, to a find a for real empty nest. To be honest, it was actually a bit of a sad time, as I had gotten attached to the little guys and I actually talked to them on occasion. And for those of you who say, well why don't you just run down to the pet store and get a couple of birds........all I can say is you just don't really understand "freedom", do you? I so hope the little guys learned to fly away and that it was time for them to go. I'd hate to think that damned murderous cat that's been hanging around had anything to do with their absence.........
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posted by
LAHightower
on Jun 24, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Peregrine Falcon cams? Is there a site for that? Pilot, I'm so glad you got to see some bird babies! When I was little a thrush attacked my dad when he was doing yard work. We found out later that she had a nest in a nearby bush. We also had a pair of cardinals who always made their nest in our holly bushes. posted by
JeannieD
on Jun 24, 2008 at 08:41 AM
I've been an avid watcher of Peregrine Falcon cams for several years and the growth process never fails to amaze me. From egg laying to hatching to stumbling around to fledging -- all in a very short period of time. Watching the last one leave the nest is always bittersweet. Glad you enjoyed your own up close and personal rite of Spring. Oh ... there are a pair of Peregrine's in downtown Houston so whenever you're out and about, look up. You might catch a glimpse! :)
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