For the Birds....

The past few days have been for the birds.... literally. I've noticed every time I opened my shed lately, there has been a Carolina Wren sitting on the eaves chirping to me. I recently found this nest - which is likely the reason why.

Tuesday, this week, I started the day with a walk. I WANTED to crawl back into the bed and get another hour of sleep, but a walk and a cup of coffee turned out to do the trick.

As we turned the last quarter mile, I began to hear this very quiet "click-click-click"ing. Then, at the edge of my peripheral vision, I saw some motion. I looked up and it was gone. The faint "click"ing returned and I looked up just in time to see this bird dive-bombing me. The dog and I looked at the bird and at each other and kept walking. The bird kept getting closer and closer to my head.

Finally, I ducked and ran. With my eyes at that level, I happened to glance to my right and see the reason for all the commotion. There in the newspaper box was a nest.

It will be interesting to see if this continues - it's a route we walk every day. I'm sure my neighbors like to get their mail. I wonder if I'd still get attacked without the dog by my side. And talk about BRAVE. I am at LEAST a hundred times bigger than that bird! at LEAST!

Later that day, I found another sight that was "for the birds".... Silly dog....