Birds in residence

Tom · May 11, 2013

Every spring we get a lot of birds returning from their migration to nest, mate, and raise new families. The last few years one bird has built a nest in a wreath that Chris has hung on the front door. Chris says there are four little ones in the nest, but this was the best picture I could grab.

Wendy · May 11, 2013

That's one ugly baby.

Tom · May 11, 2013

That's what I thought too Wendy

SeilerBird · May 11, 2013

Wendy said:
That's one ugly baby.

All babies are ugly. Human, animals, birds, insects.

Tom · May 11, 2013

So we can expect these to get prettier with time ???

SeilerBird · May 11, 2013

Tom said:
So we can expect these to get prettier with time ???

Well basically they can't get any uglier. ???

ruthandken CDN · May 11, 2013

Oh gosh, I have to disagree, puppies and kittens are the sweetest thing going...

Wendy · May 11, 2013

I'm with Ruth. There's nothing cuter than a puppy.

SeilerBird · May 11, 2013

ruthandken CDN said:
Oh gosh, I have to disagree, puppies and kittens are the sweetest thing going...

I agree about puppies and kittens and all other mammals when they are a few weeks old being the sweetest thing going. But sweet and ugly are not exclusive. You can be sweet and ugly. :

I guess I should have specified newborn babies.

Tom · May 11, 2013

Can you imagine telling the Mom of a (human) newborn that her baby is ugly

RoyM · May 11, 2013

I sure wouldn't within earshot of my wife.

Wendy · May 11, 2013

Tom said:
Can you imagine telling the Mom of a (human) newborn that her baby is ugly

Right after my #2 nephew was born, my sister said "isn't he beautiful?" and I, unwisely, said "hell no, he's all red and blotchy and uglier than a red brick" (which he was). He's now 38 and I think my sister has finally forgiven me.

Wendy

RoyM · May 11, 2013

Is he still red and blotchy and uglier than a red brick?

Molaker · May 12, 2013

Certainly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Here's my first son just a few days old. He was about as ugly as the baby bird.

SeilerBird · May 12, 2013

Not only are newborn babies ugly, they are smelly

Tom · May 12, 2013

I've known many grownups to be smelly.

Len and Jo · May 12, 2013

Does this mean you can't use the front door for a few weeks??

Tom · May 12, 2013

Might be Len. If we even step into the hallway, although we're a long way from the door, the mother flies away. Similarly when we drive onto the driveway.

SeilerBird · May 12, 2013

So what kind of bird is the mother?

Tom · May 12, 2013

Best I can tell, it's one with wings ??? I can't get anywhere near to see the mother or snap a picture. Maybe if I camped in my neighbor's driveway across the street.

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