The birds and the bees

A fat momma robin has built herself a nest over the gutter by our house. She's been calling it home for a few weeks now, but just today I noticed that she has chicks. They're hidden by the nest except for when she's feeding them and they stick their skinny little heads up for lunch. Living in the city, sometimes you forget that there is a separate world going on outside of human society. Besides the robin and other birds, there are gangs of grey squirrels, a family of possums, the occasional raccoon, and numerous house cats, all of whom stop by our backyard from time to time.

Here she is in her nest:



And here she is perching on our fence:


I haven't been able to take any photos of the chicks yet, since they only rarely make an appearance. I'll keep you posted on how they're doing. Her nest seems relatively cat safe, so hopefully they'll survive to adulthood.

Also, here's a rose from the garden:


Pretty nice, eh?