A Peak in the Nest

Bird eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

Remember this darling nest in the wind chime on our front porch?

Bird eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

A birds nest by our front door in the sugar bowl of our wind chime sounds so idyllic. Beautiful, bitty eggs and the opportunity for an incredible learning experience for our daughter. Behold, a rarely seen stage in the bird life cycle!

Bird eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

Well, the eggs have hatched and it’s not a pretty sight.

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

We’ve discovered that the, well, obvious downside to a birds nest is the tremendous amount of poop that accomulates outside the nest… i.e. on my windchime!

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

THANKS VERY MUCH BIRDS! I’m gonna send you a cleaning bill when you vacate the premises.

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

Plus, those cute baby birds? They’re loud. That’s not really a downside though. We all get really excited when we hear them chirping! Our daughter announces, they’re feeding!

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

Oh boy are they feeding and getting big fast. At four days old, they are now so large that they are starting to no longer fit inside the nest (that mama bird sure didn’t plan ahead in her nest site selection!). I love that they’re too big for the nest though because now they are popping up out of it, so we are starting to be able to see them. I love that cute feather fluff.

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

They are pretty darn cute.

Baby birds in the nest in our wind chimes

If only their poop didn’t ruin my photo.

The Nest in our Wind Chimes

A few weeks ago we noticed a bird dart off our wind chimes every time we opened our front door.

We began to suspect that she was trying to build a nest on them. Hence, the odd twig sticking out:

Eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

Last week we decided to take a peak inside the sugar bowl.

Boy, were we wrong!

Eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

The bird was so small that she built a nest in our wind chimes. A fluffy, thickly woven, yet petite nest inside the sugar bowl of our re-purposed wind chimes (a lovely wedding present from my friend Amanda that has traveled with us from Colorado to each of our houses in California).

Bird eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

We found five beautiful, speckled, tiny eggs.

Such a perfect Earth Day surprise.

Bird eggs in the nest in our wind chimes

I can’t wait to hear little birds chirping every time I go through our front door. Ah, spring, we love you.