Evelyn, I'd like to share the back story on this nest - It was made at the elbow of a down spout, just outside my window, in the spring by a robin. A bowl nest. She nested there and raise 3 fledglings. Robins sing like mad in the evening hours so it was easy to pay attention. After this first brood, she flew away. Soon after I was awakend by busy morning chitter chatter. A couple of house sparrows had moved in and added the walls and roof. They raised several batches of babies through the spring and kept adding and adding until a couple days after I took this picture the whole thing collapsed. They still return to the elbow of the down spout, perch there and chatter away.

patchwork

wow. this is amazing. Nature keeps me sane.

Evelyn