This birdhouse hangs on our front porch and was first used by finches, who raised their young and then vacated. The chickadees then swooped in and pulled out all the nesting materials of the finches and 'redecorated,' raising this current flock. (Click to enlarge.*)
The nest on top is from a robin who moved in above the chickadees after already raising one brood over a nearby porch light. The robin apparently prefers this real estate for her next brood. The chickadees do not seem amused and occasionally there are squabbles between the chickadees and robins.
I've had to go out there a couple times and ask them to knock it off.
Pretty soon they'll be hiring surveyors to come out and measure the boundary lines!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot and love the squabble-story to go with it! We enjoy the birds and have wrens who nest in a wire crab-trap under our tall wooden veranda against the slab foundation. We clean it out over the winter but have seen these birds for 5 or 6 years now.
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ReplyDeleteHahahaha. "Knock it off". Perhaps you need to start charging rent?
ReplyDeletePerhaps they need a good fence...
ReplyDeleteI'd call that a full house.
ReplyDeleteYou have lovely friends there!How adorable are these birds!
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Léia
I've been informed that these might be English sparrows, not chickadees--not nearly as intriguing-sounding!
ReplyDeleteMany times our animal/bird friends are not so nice to each other. Like humans. Life is tough. But I didn't realize that birds redecorated. That's very interesting.
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