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In fact as the day has gone by it has become our classroom for most subjects. For several weeks we Sat, 11 May 2013 02:36:09 GMT dddf7c79674d8f98aea4b362079594ed http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robins-nest-on-my-birdhouse-wreath.html I thought some robins were building a nest nearby as I saw a lot of activity recently. I didn't see a nest but thought they had built it in a tree nearby. Sat, 11 May 2013 02:31:48 GMT 35370b837756485790ba2c8fe3963f6b http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/penny-meets-the-new-neighbors.html We could hear these doves for days it seemed but couldn't see anything. Then Penelope D. Drinxwell got involved. She's my 5 yr old black classic tuxedo Sun, 05 May 2013 04:08:48 GMT b96f46432fb47c53e83e939275f5afe3 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/daddy-checking-on-mom.html Two wrens decided to make their home in our garage this spring. At first attempt, the daddy bird built a nest in an old hat sitting on the shelf, but Sun, 05 May 2013 04:05:29 GMT 72748157ad64a6cd266f4747f4cfb7dd http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/need-advise-about-neighbors-moving-in.html Hi from NYC, I have two wonderful little mourning doves making a nest under my AC window unit! I have been watching them for the past two days build the Sun, 05 May 2013 04:02:34 GMT 3e2e108f64ec2df1616048853d87c23d http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wrens-nesting-in-fan.html I guess it was around mid March when entering my front porch one day I noticed what appeared to be a nest in the base of my fan. I was very interested Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:04:47 GMT 0424a95089e819c7165f7babb25d78f4 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/last-seasons-carport-pets.html My wife and I live on Long Island (NY). We have a house with a carport. Last year, for convenience sake, I hung our longest ladder horizontally on hooks Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:30:42 GMT 4e6fcac06e05a3ae009dbc85a27c2eed http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/manly-birdhouse.html Here is birdhouse inspired from my husbands work shop bench. It is full of all kinds of items the manly man has on his work bench, sand paper, bolts, Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:42:47 GMT 4d6b01fdf2524ff17b877366af10ab89 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/moss-and-pine-needle-birdhouse.html I have been making these types of birdhouses for 6 years now and find that they attract all kinds of birds from the wrens to the bluebirds. I also found Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:08:55 GMT 553a79be1aef4bf882fa1b37af59463c http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/forsythia-wreath-robin.html This spring has been interesting for my house and robins. It started with a certain robin (maybe more) consistently diving and hitting the glass in my Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:03:18 GMT f1b62f1638ee1467c7a082e26f3b1dcc http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/a-dove-family-again-and-this-is-bittersweet-this-year.html I posted some pictures on this site and stories, LAST year! (I have Doves in a hanging Planter Too) I thought I didn't want more doves on my porch, because Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:57:51 GMT 4ddc6164473f75e7fe307a8f17756ab9 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/back-patio.html I went outside this morning to have some coffee and noticed this little nest so cute got a stool and took a picture after I found the two eggs in it. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:54:31 GMT 5bcb6c0ca7b451b7883b49dceb98d5f0 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/2012-my-first-bluebirds.html One year my friends gave me a bluebird house as a thank you gift for watching their dog over the Christmas break. It was a lovely house and it took me Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:24:59 GMT 53b6d86f5cc62ae3c47843d39df89d8a http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wrens-nesting-in-mailbox.html Upon opening my mailbox one morning, I noticed a lot of leaves and pine straw and thought it had been blown in from a bad storm the night before. I Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:52:27 GMT 7a98ed50f73a28a734f8ce149b529ce7 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-next-door-neighbor.html Every morning, I awake to the loud noises of my neighbor. Often it is nice to hear, but at seven in the morning it can also be described as annoying. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:30:00 GMT cab37e3c9c226abcd79bb29bfb6bf420 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/the-purple-martin-junior-choir.html We have been Purple Martin landlords, here in Fort Worth, Texas, the past seven years. We are members of the Purple Martin Landlords of North Texas. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:51:57 GMT 74ae5ac77b09dadb05f6bb2597fa08da http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-on-the-electricity-pole.html It was in the early October that I found two Doves were sitting on my window. When I would go near them they would fly. This continued for many days but Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:34:00 GMT 8a698ded03ce526181aad9e40571d376 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wrens-winter-nights.html We have a family of wrens that are around all winter on Long Island. If we do not close the garage door early enough at night, as many as three wrens Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:03:57 GMT 7030e0783c67ba2b48f7c9de21d2facf http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/deer-decoy-wren-house.html I have 100 acres of wet-lands in southwest Iowa. I build bird houses and feeders during the winter and put the new ones out and clean the old ones in the Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:15:35 GMT daa2c9264b36a034537906062afcb8ea http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bird-feeder.html Hi, I am from Neuquen in Patagonia Argentina, in Villa La Angostura we enjoy seeing birds around, I like to build little birdhouses and feeders using reclaimed Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:25:45 GMT c5c160c9055591fc8abf01878df57364 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/coopers-hawk-habits.html The Habits of the Cooper's Hawk are Described Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:26:47 GMT bf3d761d000c4d2664559458d5490eed http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Carolina-Wren.html Description of Carolina Wren and its nesting, breeding, and feeding habits. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:04:50 GMT 79ea293726c1991dbf9e51d1d33e2de3 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hank-the-indooroutdoor-mourning-dove1.html We have acquired a mourning dove, and I must say, he is a breath of fresh air for us! 'Hank' was found outside back in August (2012) on the ground after Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:03:06 GMT 603d0571d39dbf1266af7a8d080c0099 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hank-the-indooroutdoor-mourning-dove.html We have acquired a mourning dove, and I must say, he is a breath of fresh air for us! 'Hank' was found outside back in August (2012) on the ground after Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:28:06 GMT ef5c009b47ab3c2a2ac1d0d041e41a34 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robins-in-whipped-topping-tub.html One morning after a real windy evening we found that a robin's nest had blown out of the maple tree in our back yard. About a foot away from the nest Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:53:56 GMT df59c21aee49eeb190fcdf5d913830e6 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/gourd-works-for-housewrens.html A relative was going to grow and finish gourd birdhouses and sell them on Ebay. We ended up with a complimentary prototype. I figured it was just a tree Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:57:06 GMT 16e66732205305f4c9ce77bce72ffcd4 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nest-in-shamrock-plant.html A pair of Carolina Wrens have built their nest in my shamrock plant on the front porch. Last year, I found an incomplete nest there...and removed it. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:11:47 GMT 28035453459bf2ed6dcbbd2a82ec789c http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/special-gift-on-my-porch-part-ii.html We have learned a lot in three and a half weeks! The nest was built on June 10. Three eggs were laid soon after, and two babies hatched on June 25. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:02:56 GMT c781562142704dcf4523989fb72fc27e http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/cirque-du-soleil.html Dear Gene, I attached a recent picture of the babies for your pleasure and a photo of Mom and Dad bathing together between feedings. There are three Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:00:22 GMT b3bc340efdf23ee8574e3375b4a5bf50 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-new-wren-neighbor.html Today, a hot day in early July, I looked out my back door and noticed some activity around the little white birdhouse that hangs from a tree. This birdhouse Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:56:12 GMT d372f4e984f2ed6611554d328fc01be0 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/little-wren-launching.html I have had this box which was more of a decoration than a nesting box for about 5 years. This is the first year a wren made a nest in it. I watched it Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:44:06 GMT 178a8a0276395fc39c2189492a93d923 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-the-crepe-mrytle.html This year is the beginning of my birdwatching journey and I have been trying to create a bird haven in my backyard. I have purchased a few feeders and Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:09:05 GMT f3be3276f6a42cced4317bb4003d431a http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nesting-in-cacti.html I just noticed this nest this morning. It was constructed very quickly as I watered the Christmas cacti last Friday before leaving for the weekend and Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:59:04 GMT f759e7a0b7006b2e54584b0966625749 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bluebirds-mystery.html Beginning in January 2012 I had this bird that kept flying into my window, all day long. Concerned, I went to the internet to figure out what this bird Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:09:39 GMT 8379c763c8614e4ad8f2b517c25f7ea1 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/backyard-caboose-attracts-nesting-pair.html While bluebirds were interested in the caboose last year, they were frightened away by sparrows. My husband removed the perches and thinking that the Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:06:17 GMT d3b27474f00c9f667990e0d7e38cefe3 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bad-luck-robins.html I have a pair of robins that like to nest at the front of our house. They set up in one of two places at the front of our house One is a cow skull by Thu, 31 May 2012 12:34:48 GMT 0b14b338f9fc0f1fcce4d290e1144eb1 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/i-have-doves-in-a-hanging-planter-too.html I did have a Robin nesting there around late March or early April, but it flew away every time we opened the front door (the plant hanger is to the left Thu, 24 May 2012 02:35:13 GMT b0b4df3b2fb9372533a112d99613fca6 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robins-nest-on-top-of-light.html A pair of robins built a nest on top of our outside light to the left of our garage back door. There were 4 eggs in the nest and after about 14 days they Sun, 20 May 2012 13:23:29 GMT c0f4b6de84f66c900388d3beddd61005 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/waiting-for-7-years.html After having my 8 Huge plastic Gourds up for season after season for 7 years, with lots of lookers and no takers I finally only left up 2 Gourds. Then Sat, 12 May 2012 03:37:27 GMT 0bce12ecca6ff3a961b576ad78da358f http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-close-encounter.html I have lived in Racine Wisconsin for almost four years now but have never had the pleasure of a close encounter with such an amazing beautiful creature Tue, 08 May 2012 12:59:43 GMT 6d1d1b8131b3f28e5d33cc1d318ab8d5 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nesting-in-basket.html I had a small basket hanging on my front door filled with flowers. I started noticing a small bird flying in and out of the basket and after a week or Sun, 06 May 2012 22:58:35 GMT b618baa604303614921f6807915759d7 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-nesting-on-patio-worried-about-crows.html A few years ago, we had a family of doves and had so much fun watching the progression from building the nest to weening the babies. Our kids were still Thu, 03 May 2012 13:05:43 GMT 40ae4e04453090310eb4628679345b02 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/michigan-doves-in-hanging-plant.html This (2012) is the 7th year that a set of Mourning Doves have nested in my hanging plant on my front porch. Yesterday (4/29/12) my daughter came and told Tue, 01 May 2012 13:02:33 GMT 44298dd373f46f6c8d39137593e69336 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robin-karma.html I was having some overgrown tree shrubbery removed from my back yard. With the felling of the first tree, a Robin's nest was dislodged. The man cutting Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:14:26 GMT 29f8172d9f937424c1fd9ee7edb32ad4 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-amaryllis-pot.html I watched a dove carrying a twig in her beak land on one of the amaryllis potted plants, about 3 - 4 feet off the patio level. With some delight, I called Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:06:22 GMT 3201be252ba8511b9a452996af6d6ef7 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-panasonic-air-conditioner.html Mrs. Panasonic was the name we gave the mourning dove, for obvious reasons, that has been nesting above our air conditioner for the last four years. This Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:47:01 GMT 2626f30438a8035be6dcab960d6dad31 http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-doves-in-a-hanging-artifical-plant.html We have three hanging planters on our porch with artificial plants. Every year a dove makes a nest in the same planter always reusing the same nest. This Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:20:25 GMT 5e98e8f4710345707f04ce5f1c28554b http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-doves-in-hanging-fake-plant.html We have had doves living around the house for several years. The first year she built a nest on top of a window air conditioner... a strange but very unique Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:58:55 GMT