Apple tree where Robins rear their young. |
Empty Catbird nest |
Catbird fledgling |
Soft single roses
please most in simplicity
garden tapestries
Robin in earnest
through rain and sun weaving cup
holding fragile young
Always a mouthful
detritus and twigs for walls
upon apple branch
Squealing worms for all
clamorous hunger needs met
endless work for mom
Abandoning nests
looking in the shrubberies
fledglings stand alert
Catbirds build anew
no empty nest syndrome here
fresh cup add blue eggs
Butterflies take care
near the bottom of food chain
needed sustenance
There is much ado about the garden with many fledglings here and there. If you would like to read and see the tale of the Catbird's first brood, please visit Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens.