After pulling up in front of the garage and going through the "unbending" of stiff joints from a full day of riding in the car, we suddenly became aware of a very upset momma robin. One's obvious first impulse is that she has a nest somewhere nearby and we need to stay clear. I looked but didn't spot it. The next morning Nancy called me into the living room where our sliding glass doors afford a great view of the small tree planted in the small rock garden out front. Sure enough, tucked into the crotch of a low hanging branch was a small nest with two small residents. It was only about 4' off the ground and fully visible so while we watched, here comes mom with breakfast...she obviously had gone grocery shopping. This brought the little guys into full view and it was apparent they weren't long for that pop stand. Sure enough, the next evening...Sunday...when we returned from grocery shopping I noticed an unfamiliar lump of something at the garage door but paid little attention to it. That is, until as I entered the now open garage door I see Nancy with a broom shooing something away from the entry to the living room area. It was the smaller nest resident who had enough fuzzy feathers to do some low and short flying excursions. Over the next couple of days we watched as the mom fussed at them, when anyone came by she would screech at them in such a panic it prompted Nancy to speak to her through the screen. At one point I heard her tell momma robin "it's ok, I understand...it's the empty nest syndrome. You'll get used to it, I did." Well, apparently the bird listened cuz she stopped her screeching and you'll never convince Nancy otherwise.
They still hang around, sorta hiding in the plants in the rock garden(plants are growing/doing fine, rocks ...not so much), and only come out when lunch arrives. Been kinda interesting and amusing to watch the activity...from both sides of the screen.
