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This morning as I was typing I noticed a bird in my maple tree. It looked like a robin. I had never noticed a nest in that tree, but it looked as if a female robin was sitting on a nest. After a bit, another robin came by to feed this bird. I finally investigated. Turns out it is a "teenage" robin. Almost ready to be on its own, but still being fed by mama bird. The funny thing is that the robin nest was in a pear tree on the other side of the house. I guess the eggs hatched and the adolescent birds moved to a new tree. Weird. A pair of sparrows has now built a new nest in the pear tree, so it will be interesting to watch for those little eggs to hatch.
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It's not uncommon for mama bird to move the newly mobile chicks away from the nest site. Staying in one place too long makes them a bit to vulnerable to predation. (Yes, I had way too much time on my hands at one point and spent many, many hours observing, photographing, and reading all about it. LOL)
Speaking of birds, I saw a Turkey Vulture today. Had to look it up to figure out what the heck it was!
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