Urban Robin

A pair of robins is building a nest in a Pieris Japonica bush near our front porch. Robins are skilled nest builders and at first I thought this was a very sketchy effort for their kind. Turns out this is a work in progress, but the robins are scrounging for materials.

Instead of just twigs and plant fiber, they are using bits of trash, including this piece from the kind of government mail with perforated tear-off strips. (Click on photo to enlarge.)  I left out some yarn strands for their use.

Click here for an overview of how robins build a nest. My neighbor and I are hoping to see baby robins someday soon!

--Bernice