Twigs are flown in and put in place with the acuracy of a crane! See the paper in the nest? It was taken to a nearby tree and "worked" until pliable for weaving into the nest.
She's a little hard to see, but she's there. From time-to-time, the female slips into the nest to shape it to her body.
P.S. Early spring visitors to my shade garden. The robins never allowed more than 4 of themselves on the birdbath at any given time, even though there were 12-15 in the garden.
Those are really beautiful pictures! All the colors!
ReplyDeleteAnd how cool is the whole bird community goin' on in your backyard? bluejays building with determined thought as to making their nest the best and safest and most baby-proofed =) and the robins sitting around looking as if they are chatting at a spa day together =)
priceless.