Look what's in my hanging basket!

[snowmm]

I'd leave the eggs alone and stay away from the nest...I need to practice what I preach. I have a robins nest underneath my deck and I looked in it the other day and found two - three babies in it. The parents are only on the nest near dusk. I haven't seen them in the morning or during the day.
I haven't looked inside the nest since. I'm afraid that if I get too close or look in the nest too often the parents won't come back. I'm hoping to see the little ones in a few days.

I was not as excited about the nest the other birds are trying to build in my grill.

[needmoresoil]

I guess you may have to buy a second grill snowmm . heehee

I have never seen the momma bird. I am wondering if something happened to her. I find it odd that she put them in a basket that hangs right by our front door. If she is ever there I am sure we spook her before we even know of her presence.


If I take the bad egg out, won't she know someone has messed with it and not come back?

[RiverRock]

If she was around there would either not be a bad egg or she wold have gotten rid of it.

RR

[needmoresoil]

OK. I am gonna go out with my tweezers and get rid of it. Eeew

[RiverRock]

Well look at it this way you can get rid of it or smell it for a month..lol

RR

[needmoresoil]

So nasty! I don't know how long those little worms were in there, but I just saw them today. Hadn't checked on the nest in a while. When I went out to remove the wormy egg, they had already moved on to the other eggs as well. It was just disgusting! I guess momma bird abandoned or got killed 'cause no mom would stand for that! yuck! I carefully checked my plant to make sure it was ok and didn't have any of those in the pot.

Thanks for your help everyone!

[little peony]

If you get another nest in your plant you can get one of those water vases that are blowen glass and put it on the other side of the plant.Good Luck.

[needmoresoil]

Thanks lp, I wish I had thought of that when I first saw them.

[little peony]

Wish i would have seen it earlier sorry!i would haved love to have saved a life.....god bless them.