Empty-nest syndrome. WAAAHHH!

Where have all our babies gone?? Two of our little birdies have decided that they are big enough, smart enough, and know much more than any of us (thank you very much) and are ready for the wide, wide world.

Yep. Two of the four baby birds have left the nest and (supposedly) learned how to fly. The first one left yesterday. We looked outside after supper and only saw 3 beaks. A quick look on the ground showed us this:



He stayed there for quite some time. Momma bird would fly in occasionally and hop on the ground chirping at him. Before we went to bed, he was nowhere to be found.

The second one left today. We never saw him on the ground, but he's also nowhere to be found either. That leaves two in the nest.

But momma bird will push them out soon. Jim said he saw the momma bird in the yard chirping at the two remaining in the nest. I guess one needs to get a job and the other needs to go back to college. She must be tired of picking up after them and finding worms for them.

I'm still so amazed that we got to witness these events take place right outside our front window! I was watering the tomato plants last night in the backyard and noticed that the gutters on the back of the house have the same bend as the ones in the front. (well, duh...) So why didn't the bird make a nest in the backyard away from the main road? Where it was more secluded. Or in our lovely sugar maple tree. I still think God put those birds out front for us and the girls. The girls have gotten a wonderful nature lesson and have loved seeing the birds every day. It'll be sad to have them gone. But it feels good knowing that by having our house here (in a lot that was my 4th choice), we've managed to help out some of God's creatures.