Lies and falsehoods, Padfoot!

Some of the birdies in the nest outside have hatched! And they are hideous! (But what do you expect? They'll be cuter when they grow some more feathers.)



I can't remember if I posted this in here already... These birds (that I think are finches) built a nest in my mom's wreath by our front porch and laid five eggs in it. It's low enough that if I stand on one of our porch chairs I can see in the nest, and so I've been documenting the bird events as they unfold. The mom-bird was laying one egg a day, and now they're hatching!!!

It's a terrible place for a nest though, cause that wreath's been known to blow down. (Thankfully it hasn't since they've been in it, but still.) Also, it's right next to our garage door, so every time anyone goes in the garage the mom-bird takes off from her nest at 90mph and gives the person a heart attack. (Which is really an odd survival strategy if you think about it. Fly away and let the big thing/predator have your babies? Nice parenting.)

Anywho, that's that. I think I'll keep updating with their progess. For Biology's sake. Cause I'm like that. Oh, and there're pictures of the nest and one of the eggs up on Facebook too, in my album Nature. I'll have to see if I can get a picture of the ugly babies. :)






P.S. My Inuyasha thought for the night: If Sango's backstory isn't the most heartbreaking thing ever, then I don't know what is.