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Changes

6/7/2016

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​Around the middle of May I started to notice changes in the balance of amount and types of birds in the garden. It was about the time that I became aware of the presence of a house sparrow nest. Initially I was encouraged to find a new blue bird nest (with five eggs) by the hydrangeas. The beautiful tree swallows were happily residing by the maple tree. Every day they kept Allan company as he watered his patch of newly planted grass. But there were other changes I began to notice – larger birds at the meal worm feeder and a noticeable absence of chickadees.
 
I hadn’t seen any blue birds for a few days, so this morning I checked the nest. The eggs are still there, but there is a large hole in one – not a crack as if it were beginning to hatch, but a hole. The tree swallows, diligent in the protection of their nest, did not appear as I walked by. There are definite changes.
 
In my gardening journal on May 11, I wrote:
Everything I have read indicates that house sparrows should not be allowed to live with blue birds or tree swallows as they are predators, but I feel conflicted. Might be best to let nature take its course.
 
That is what I need to keep in mind – be patient and let nature take its course. Lessons that apply to many things in life, I think.
 
Just now, as I was writing this, a male bluebird came to the feeder. I think it is a good sign. 
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elsie
6/7/2016 08:25:55 am

Oh, how I know the urge to step in and "help" nature. Keep and eye out to see how life moves on, even though it may not be the outcome you desired.

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arjeha link
6/7/2016 10:05:51 am

Sometimes it is hard to just sit back and let nature take its course. We put a bird feeder outside our dining area window so that we, and the cats, can watch the birds feed. Sometimes when the blackbirds come we want to go out and chase them away.

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Lynne Dorfman link
6/7/2016 02:33:53 pm

Love the photos, Rosie, and as you know, I love being able to watch the birds in your garden as well as take in the beautiful flowers! It is mesmerizing!

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Tara link
6/7/2016 04:34:06 pm

Love the photographs, too. I put out our hummingbird feeders at the farm last weekend...and what a delight that was! Summer=birds!

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Melanie Meehan link
6/7/2016 06:56:21 pm

I love picturing you watching the nests and the eggs, and your pictures are beautiful. I could see this becoming a picture book from the eyes of a little girls wanting to save things but not being quite able to.

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cweichel
6/7/2016 07:51:27 pm

Wow - what a conflict. I'm new here but I'm enamoured by your narrative about these birds. I'm not sure I would just let it be.

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9/3/2019 06:14:32 pm

Being passionate towards birds is a good thing because as you start liking one type, it will open new horizons for you and you will start exploring other bird types as well. Blue birds are wonderful to look at because of their colors. It is adorable and unique in your eyes, that's why we tend to appreciate their beauty even more compared to other birds with different colors. Talking about changes, we can never avoid that. What we need to do is to embrace the idea of changes an d eventually learn from it.

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