And then there were...none!

Our time enjoying the baby robins in the nest has finally come to an end. Late last week, the baby birds were so big that they were practically overflowing their cramped living quarters. They were hanging over the edge of the nest and almost ready to jump out of the hanging basket toward freedom. Here are some pictures of them getting bigger:

eating lunch (worms in mom's mouth)

fighting for space

stretching and looking for their mom

They don't look like babies anymore!

Finally, on Friday morning, when Ella and I went to check on the birds, there were only two left. After our morning errand run, there was only one. We were lucky enough, though, to watch the final bird jump/flutter out of the nest down to the ground, land on the sidewalk, and then make it across the street to the neighbor's lawn.

baby on the sidewalk

Now our nest has a vacancy. I was about to get rid of the hanging basket and nest when I saw a black-capped chickadee hopping on to the nest with a mouthful of straw. I heard that new birds will use an already made nest to lay their eggs, so I decided to leave it up for a little longer in hope of enticing another bird family to make their home on our porch.

VACANCY!