I’ll try to minimize my front door usage (Rocky has a hard time with the steps anyway) but I can’t avoid it entirely. The ledge is about five feet above the porch floor - high enough for this short person to need something to stand on to see inside. When I noticed yesterday afternoon the nest seemed complete, I did peek. No eggs yet. I’m in a dilemma - much curiosity, but I don’t want to disturb them.
I think I’ll do some research to learn more about robin nesting habits. How shy are the birds about my presence? Could I have scared them off already? (There was a robin hanging about when I went out the front door this morning - I had forgotten the nest.) How long do robin eggs need to incubate? Should I disable the automatic porch light so they don’t get confused? It gets dark so late, even the FedEx is done before dark. It seems that might be ok for the next few months.
Wow, never seen a low nest so exposed. Usually in a big bush if eye level.fingers crossed for robins eggs, so pretty!
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