Wrens On Myy Porch
The Tall Gourd Is The House
I grew birdhouse gourds last summer an have been very lax about completing my projects. Some are already painted, some only cleaned out, some still hanging to dry.
We are storing a fish tank on our back porch and it has become my "drop spot". I left a gourd that I had cleaned out sitting on top of the fish tank.
The other day I figured I would get off my duff and finish them, so I picked up the one on the tank... Hmmm, it's got leaves and stuff in it.
Must be from the winter... I cleaned some of it out, and then the next day I see a wren flying into it.... It is one foot from my back door!
I watched the wrens carry stuff in so I propped it up better with rocks.
Yesterday I thought I would take a peek to see if anything was going on..... Four eggs!!!!! I am flabbergasted that they would nest so close to us....
I will be monitoring them for the day they fledge.... I will be sitting in my back yard standing guard against the snakes we have....Not my babies!
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