Even the birds love #lorcottage wreaths!
I had a Wild Rose Wreath up on my front door the end of May, and then one day I noticed a bird made a wreath on it. Mama Bird, a robin, worked quickly because I didn't even see the nest in progress!
In the past, I've had birds make a nest in the center circle of the wreath but never end up laying eggs. This time around, Mama Bird made the nest smack on the top of the wreath!
A few days later, I started to peek inside the nest to check for eggs, and lo and behold, I spotted 3 beautiful blue eggs. But you have to take a quick peek, because Mama Bird is not too far away and will start yelling at you!
We don't use our front door too often, so Mama Bird was able to sit on the nest pretty much undisturbed. Anytime my husband and I opened the garage door or go for walk, she would fly off the nest to a nearby electric line attached to our house.
The only tricky part was to quickly get the mail out of the mail box right next to our front door. I was always nervous Mama Bird would come attack me since I was so close to the nest, but thankfully she didn't!
Two of the eggs hatched into tiny, fuzzy robin babies. The third egg may have had crack in it, sadly preventing the proper development of the baby inside. I would hang out in the front yard watching the nest and could see the babies popping their heads up out of the nest, mouths open for Mama Bird to come with food.
Watching the babies grow so fast was fun! Soon, they looked more like birds rather than hatchlings.
About 2 weeks after the babies hatched, they were large and starting to come out onto the nest more, so I knew it wouldn't be long before they would leave for the first time. My husband and I set out to take our walk one evening, and we saw one baby bird standing proudly on the nest for the first time.
By the time we returned from our walk, the baby bird made it out of the nest into the big world! He hopped around our little porch and flapped his wings in an attempt to fly, but would get only a foot off the ground - not bad for just starting out! He even was so adventurous that he hopped into our garage under a car, and I had to shoo him out! I didn't see the second baby out and about, so maybe he was just a bit scared of the big world unlike his brother.
The next morning, I spotted a baby bird in our front flower bed, hopping happily with Mama Bird nearby. And that was the last time I saw my little robin family!
From the nest built on my wreath to the birds leaving was about a month. I kind of missed them when they were gone, but I know they are enjoying the big trees and flying the skies!
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I have a robins nest on top of my wreath on my front door. A few hatched today with one more egg to go. They are precious!
I have a little bird nesting in my wreath and she just had 4 babies . I will start using our garage too great ideas
My husband and I have a small second home near the shore. We are not there all the time but for the second year in a row we have found a bird’s nest in our winter wreath. Last years was mostly mud but this one is mostly sticks and much smaller. Can’t wait to watch this family grow! Such a gift from nature!!
The nest on the wreath on my front door says “WELCOME” , so the little bird made a nest. I think it is a sparrow. I don’t want to bother the nest since we do use our front door. What can I do? I want them to have a chance. Should I move the wreath to a different spot on my porch? I’very worried about my little friend.
I am so grateful for the timeline that’s shared here, because we have construction starting this week and just found a nest (with one egg) in our front door Christmas wreath (yes it’s still up in April). The construction folks are going to have to find another entrance for the next month or so! It’s a blessing to have these little creatures visit and trust us not to disturb their nests. The momma is happily chatting at the door everyday, it’s like having an outdoor pet!