Ohhhh, now I get it!!

For the past few weeks, each morning between 6 - 6:30 a.m. a bird lands on our window ledge outside of our bedroom and pecks on the glass! At first it was 'cute'. When we don't have to get up at 6 a.m. it soon became annoying!! We call him Tom.....as in PEEPING Tom!! hahah

Here he is!

Thankfully, today, I figured it out!! We're having a baby!! Well, not WE as in me and Dick.....WE as in two birds that made a nest in our backyard!! I call them robins, but I really don't know the exact species.

I was in the backyard, sweeping the yard and cleaning out the flower beds when two of these birds began tweeting and flying around. I tried to ignore them but the longer I stayed the more agitated they became and made it obvious they wanted me out of there! I heard their calls change, as time went on, from normal tweets to a jungle CRY!! It was eerie! Then, while I was watching them, I noticed IT!! There, hiding in the leaves was a beautiful NEST!!!

Truly, a work of art!!

I bet they have eggs in that nest and they don't want anyone near it! I explained to them that I wasn't interested in their babies, I just wanted to work in the garden. After a few minutes, they settled down and I continued to work away. Being the nosey person that I am, I wanted to get another look at the nest so I moved in a little closer. I took this picture and noticed that one of the birds was sitting in the nest!! Not sure if you can see it, I know what to look for, but you can see her little yellow beak sticking up in the air!!

Then, as if there was a fire alarm, she FLEW out of the nest RIGHT AT ME!!! I had to DUCK to get out of her way!!! Crazy bird!! But, I was able to get a great shot as she gave me the 'eagle eye' siting on the fence! Now that I've had a chance to look closely, and look online, she is an American Robin! Cool!! I've read more about them and have since learned that the female builds the nest and sits on the eggs for 14 days. The male sings the many different calls, as if he is the OFFICER IN CHARGE, protecting the babies and then will teach them how to forage on their own.

Now, when they peck on our window, I think they are being a friendly neighbor, telling us, "Good Morning! We made it through another night! Babies are doing fine!! Thanks for being such a great neighbor!!" How can I get upset about their happiness of new birth? OK, well, I may be stretching the reason for the pecking on the glass but hopefully it'll help me at those 6 a.m wake up calls.