Spring "houseguest"

I went outside just now to take a picture of the trees that flank our front porch. They are in bud and are threatening to burst into bloom at any second:



As I stepped in to take a close up, a Mama Robin came sweeping out of the tree, chattering and scolding. I looked closer in the crook of the branches and discovered a nest. I snapped a quick picture before retreating to safety on the front porch.


From there I had a "bird's eye" view of the nest: (don't you love the sunbeam illuminating the nest?)


No eggs yet, but Mama Bird has already gone into "protection mode."

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