I have a new, temporary resident at my house

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11. Birdies!!!!!!

I’d say you got a little bit o’ blessing there! Enjoy the rollout! You’ll soon be a step-mom to new hatchlings that will start with a feeble chirp and then grow strong - and much louder!

And if you’re lucky enough to be there watching when they’re old enough to leave the nest, you’ll feel some genuinely bittersweet feelings. Proud of them for finding their own wings, venturing out on their own. Amazed at this story you were able to witness, personally. A deeper sense of connection - to life, to Nature, to continuity. And yes, sadness, too. That your little “feather babies” have grown up and moved away.

But even then, the story may not be over. Not sure about the breed of bird here, but some breeds return to the nest to lay eggs of their own. That happened to us for four straight years - with little Black Phoebes. We had five sets of hatchlings in four years! I don’t know how long they live but either they returned to the same nest, or their offspring did.