About a year ago a sparrow couple moved into a birdhouse in my backyard. And they raised the cutest clutch of chicks! But while building the nest daddy sparrow gave momma sparrow a lot of frustrations. Apparently, she had to teach him how to build a nest and what a nest consisted of. One day, he showed up with an empty pack of cigarettes, well actually pieces, parts of the cigarette pack. She refused to let him into the birdhouse (smokefree birdhouse). The happy couple returned a few weeks ago and I knew it was only a matter of time before he would be out building a nest because there was a lot of excitement around the birdhouse and some days the two of them were so rambunctious that the birdhouse was literally spinning on the cord it is suspended from… (I think they are a VERY happy couple). Well, while taking pictures of squirrels and cardinals about 2 weeks ago, a stream of white passed across my viewfinder… low and behold here he comes again… this time with a streamer of toilet tissue… don’t ask me where he got it from! Once again momma stood guard at the front door and refused to let him in with THAT!
Today the saga continues on. Daddy sparrow found some string hanging out of another birdhouse in the backyard. He began to “extract” it and carry it over to his little abode. Momma had to inspect what it was he was now dragging into the house. This time it passed inspection and even she carried it into the house to fluff up the nest. But… it was a long time before he returned. She peeked out the door and saw him across the yard tugging at something. So she flew over to inspect the situation. Now here is what she discovered what he was up to.
Today the saga continues on. Daddy sparrow found some string hanging out of another birdhouse in the backyard. He began to “extract” it and carry it over to his little abode. Momma had to inspect what it was he was now dragging into the house. This time it passed inspection and even she carried it into the house to fluff up the nest. But… it was a long time before he returned. She peeked out the door and saw him across the yard tugging at something. So she flew over to inspect the situation. Now here is what she discovered what he was up to.
She, of course, had to supervise the process of extracting the stubborn stuck string. I only wish I had been video taping this. For after he tugged and tugged at the string and she wagged her tongue over and over at him, she decided to fly down and get the job done right! Leave it to a woman to get the job done right… however I have the pictures all the way through to prove that she too, could not extract the string.
At one point Daddy sparrow thought he had it figured out and once again flew back to the stringy birdhouse. He grabbed the drooping string and flew off. Have you ever seen someone bungee jump? Well, yes that too, is captured in pictures. But it is a miracle any of this is captured in pictures for I was laughing so hard at times and the camera was moving way too much… but there are pictures to prove this did happen…
Isn’t nature so good to us? If we would only take a moment or two to pause and see the beauty and the humor. Pause and enjoy nature, it is here for our enjoyment (and yes... entertainment).
At one point Daddy sparrow thought he had it figured out and once again flew back to the stringy birdhouse. He grabbed the drooping string and flew off. Have you ever seen someone bungee jump? Well, yes that too, is captured in pictures. But it is a miracle any of this is captured in pictures for I was laughing so hard at times and the camera was moving way too much… but there are pictures to prove this did happen…
Isn’t nature so good to us? If we would only take a moment or two to pause and see the beauty and the humor. Pause and enjoy nature, it is here for our enjoyment (and yes... entertainment).
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