Watching Birds building A HOME

This morning I was in my garden, it was very windy, and I discovered a pair of birds moving into one of the birdhouses we installed a few months ago. Watching them bringing the small twigs (& some large twigs) into their new home reminded me of how similar we all are, when humans move to a new place we spend hours, days, moving our furniture/stuff in, making it as cozy as possible too. I'm also filled with admiration for their hard work and for the efforts they will have to exert to protect their nest & eggs/young (eventually) from others, they are so brave and so very fiercely defend their home from predators many times their size. It was beautiful to watch them and I feel fortunate they allowed me to witness & photograph part of their process.

Recently my husband & I had our garden certified as a Wildlife Habitat and also as an Advanced Bird Friendly Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. There are simple easy steps we can all take to make our gardens a more gentle place for wildlife including birds. Providing food, fresh water, native plants with berries, shelter and avoiding pesticides are a few things, if you check out the NWF website they outline more options: www.nwf.org

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