Brush and Birds

The trees and shrubs and brush around my house needed to be cut down so the painters can paint.

Yesterday Lory and John came with a chain saw and a weed whacker and did the job.  What a great job they did.

One tree had a birds nest in it.  As it came down Lory caught the nest while yelling at the top of her lungs.  My neighbor, Dawn, came out to see what the fuss was about.  There was one little naked baby in that nest.  His head was up and his mouth was open.  It didn’t help that it was starting to rain.

Dawn and Lory are lovers of nature.  She and Lory tried putting the nest in different places hoping the parents would continue to care for that baby.  It was a cardinal nest. 

They tried a window sill on Dawn’s house but that didn’t work.  The parents kept flying to where the tree had been, then to the tree on the ground.  They sat on top of Dawn’s garage and complained and dive bombed the area over and over.

The girls tried waiting till the parents were watching to move the nest slowly, hoping the parents would see it.  Finally, after 3 or 4 unsuccessful moves, the nest was placed near their perch on the garage, in another tree.  At last sighting they were caring for the nest.  No one touched the little naked, blind, red baby so we are hoping this will work.

The trees removed are what most people call “trash” trees.  The birds bring them and they grow better than imported decorative trees.  If they aren’t too close to the foundation and don’t hang over and scrape on the roof I normally leave them alone.  There are even some blackberry bushes along the driveway. 

I tend to let things grow for a while to see what they are.  By the time it is revealed that the plant is a weed it may be too big to pull out.  That policy has worked well for some things.  The wisteria might not have survived if I hadn’t let it grow for a while.  I had forgotten that I dropped those seeds there.

Bit by bit I am getting ready for big improvements.

Later….