This is a birdie update.
Although Pete and I thought we were doing the right thing, we may not have. I stayed home yesterday and while i was there i kept an eye on the nest to make sure it wasn't getting flooded. Now you have to understand where this bird made its nest. I have a huge homemade bird feeder that is tall and made of wood. In that is a plant with the leaves drapping down. When i rains, especially when it pours, the balcony becomes a waterfall. Throughout the day the area around the plant, in the bird feeder, statred to fill with water at certain times. So at about 7:30pm, Pete and I decided to move the birdfeeder a bit. Now i know what your all thinking, you shouldn't have touched it. Well we didn't technically. We figured that since it was going to rain again this weekend and perhaps again when the babies are born, its worth the risk of having the mom fly away and not have to worry about the soil in the plant getting soaked. So we moved the birdfeeder just enough so that it wouldn't be near the waterfall. It was seriously maybe 3 inches. The mom flew away of course, and she had before when i took the pictures of the eggs. She had returned the last time in about an hour. This time though, she didn't return. It was devestating. It was weird cuz we went through all the emotions as if we lost a relative or something. First we were very sad, then angry, then we kinda accepted it. Nature took its course. The mom abandoned the nest. We kept looking outside to see if she'd returned. We finally went to bed and she wasn't there. The poor eggs were now out in the open cold rainy air for over 4 hours. I woke up at about 2:30am to pouring rain and still no mom in the nest. At 5:30am she was there. Did she get lost? I don't think so. Was it maybe the dad that came to the rescue? Doubt it. Why she felt it necessary to leave the eggs for that long is beyond me. So when i woke up this morning she was still there, sitting on the eggs. Pete and I aren't experts on wild animals and nests and eggs, but we're pretty sure that its a loss. Eggs have to be incubated. Its freaking raining outside. So the due date is/was maybe Monday or Tuesday. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. I'm not expecting an miracles though. We're pretty bummed about it and now we aren't having any babies. So i wrote this blog to keep those who care in the loop and for those who don't care, no comments please. We are very sad.
5 comments:
Nature finds a way sometimes. Maybe the mom showed up at some point when you weren't watching or something. Maybe the birds inside were already developed enough that they didn't need constant heat. I hope it turns out well.
you know i thought that too. i mean they are due soon. and apparently the mom/dad is still there, so we'll see.
the birds will be fine. if a little rain could kill the eggs, doves would be extinct. it's the miracle of life.
i think the mom/dad would know (just by instinct) that the chicks were okay in there. my family raised rabbits; the only time i ever saw my dad cry was when he handled the baby rabbits who couldn't make it. so i hope it's ok.
What's the word on the bird?
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