Yesterday when I was taking care of porch plants, I got a big surprise when I watered this hanging basket.
But not as big of surprise as a sparrow that was sitting on these eggs.
When the little brown bird flew out of the plants as soon as the water hit, I was startled, for sure.
I can only imagine what the bird was thinking when, while silently minding her own business of sitting on her little eggs, and then......
Without warning
and unprovoked,
she gets drenched with cold water.
Poor little thing. I felt horrible for dousing her, but had no idea that I had done further insult until I took the plant off the hanger, parted the geranium leaves and peered inside.
I found two little eggs drowning in water. :(
I drained the nest the best that I could, covered it back up with the geranium leaves, and hoped for the best. I sat on the porch for a while to if Mama would come back.
She did.
So did Papa.
All is well.
Thank goodness!!!
We find bird nests in the most interesting places here. The most aggravating are Killdeer, who lay eggs in the gravel, right in the middle of the lane. Many years our lanes sports a cement block that has to be driven around to protect those baby killdeer.
Geesch!
My conclusion, Sparrows are wiser than Killdeer when it comes to nesting!
Marcheta *bird brained
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