Last night for the first time I resisted the nightly news. What a relief! Then this morning I read Thomas Friedman and now I'm going to ignore the unhappy weight of that by focusing on the box I wrote about several posts ago.
The bluebirds are back, both of them this time--just as PJ predicted!
All day yesterday, the female evaluated, as the male went in and out. She's got the same russet breast and bright blue tail, but her back and wings are grayish.
Finally, she decided to check it out, too. She'd no more than got her shoulders partway in than a large male Cardinal, red as flame, landed on the roof of the box inches away from her head. Instantly she flew at him and he swooped into the nearest tree, where he stayed. (The male Cardinals are newly aggressive this week, in preparation for mating season, I believe. All the birds were exceptionally active yesterday.)
And this morning the blue duo are at work, flying back and forth. It remains to be seen whether they will stick and build their nest, but if they do it will be wonderful to watch from my attic workspace. In the hopes of decreasing bird and squirrel traffic, Hale thinks he should stop putting seed on the adjacent fence posts, where we have been putting it for many years. But I'm wondering whether the bluebirds might actually like the activity, somehow. It was active when the male selected it, after all.
Anyway, I took all this as a good sign, and in late afternoon I received an all clear on the first of my medical tests. Whew! One to go...
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So glad about the blue birds and also about your medical report. As regards listening to The News - I would love to be able to resist it - it is always so depressing - I am sure the Media fan the flames of any issue and make it even worse. Best wishes - your world is lovely at present - hope it stays that way.
Here's to happy families in the nest box! x
YAY! on the tests. YAY for resisting the news! Yay for the bluebirds! lol
Thank you so much for your comment on my "flailing". post. That's a good example of what I mentioned -- Houstonians are some of the nicest people I've ever met. :-)
The bluebirds like the neighborhood, so don't go changing things. Put the seeds out.
Wasn't it funny how much trouble he went to, to sell her that house? Those women can be picky.
Congrats on the test! ~PJ
I forgot. Today's Richard's Birthday. He's 62 & cute! ~PJ
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