The robins nest that I recently posted with a Robin sitting in it has been abandoned.
Fortunately there were no eggs yet laid in it but I guess my recent activity nearby to use the hose made the Robin nervous and she decided to re-locate. Too bad because we were looking forward to following the progress of eggs hatching and subsequent feeding.
It did, however, allow me to get a closeup look at the construction of the nest. It’s really quite remarkable. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a robin’s nest, but it is the first time I looked closely at an undisturbed freshly-built one.
Quite an engineering feat when you think of it. All the dried grasses along with fresh blades of grass held together with bits of mud ending up as a sturdy safe place for eggs and hatchlings.
Life Unfolding 