Oh! Eggs!


Eggs! 

Lady Bird seems a bit reluctant; sometimes on the nest awhile, sometimes gone. At one point when she was settling down on her nest, she seemed to be thinking "Oh, all this darn tedious sitting again..." 

I identify with that--it's been either above or close to 90F (32C) three days this week, so I've been indoors and restless.  One quick trip out for dog food;  Buy on line, drive to the store, where they bring it out and load it in the frunk.  No contact for them or me, safety for both of us.  

Dog food obtained, back to sitting and watching.  Lady Flycatcher's location of nest has advantages, one being that the local nest-robbing thugs likely won't venture so close to the house.
 One year they robbed a Towhee nest right before my eyes, gleefully demonstrating why a group of crows is known as a "murder".  I didn't even know the nest was there.  The crows did.   

Crows are able to identify specific humans and will avoid them if they threaten--yesterday while out early in the morning drenching the boxwood, I was nearly able to knock one off the top of the wall with a blast from the hose.  She'll remember, and hopefully avoid the area.  Other than their nest-robbing, I've nothing whatsoever against them.  They are not squirrels. 

Due to the heat, just watering and looking.  Besides Lady Flycatcher...
Sprekelia formosissima:
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon' vanished in the drought several years ago.  There she is again.  Or is it 'Ernest Markham'?  He vanished then, too. 
Welcome Back, whoever you are!  

  'Polish Spirit' was new last year, 70% off a 4" pot.  It's done very well, though the recent Santa Ana wind event blew it off its support and down behind a rose.  Could just barely get a photo.  Note to self:  provide a better support next year.  
 June is pretty good in the garden
 'Victorian Lace'

  'Beloved'
There are probably more than two eggs now, but it's time not to peek.  Lady Flycatcher is sitting now, wandering off not much, for the next ten or a dozen days.   

Comments

  1. Just had a similar experience. Of all the bird houses I've put up, I finally noticed that a chickadee had nested in one. Last week, I heard baby birds but also noticed a group of scrub jays lingering nearby. It was a nervewracking watch but I checked every day and was comforted when the chickadee would fly back to the box and I could heard the chirps inside. Yesterday evening, all is quiet. I'm hoping they all got out safely. I've been meaning to look up to see how long they are in the next.

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  2. fun to watch Lady Flycatcher and her soon-to-be-brood. Look forward to further updates. The grouping of Sprekelia is really eye-catching, Only used to ever seeing one alone in a pot.

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  3. Fingers crossed for egg hatching success! Your post sent me out to check my towhee nest. Everyone seems to have moved on so I guess I can finally get back to cutting back the Leptospermum. I was unnerved by your crow story but I think "my" towhees were probably fine. Your roses look splendid despite that nasty heatwave.

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  4. Sprekelia are spectacular, so too are your roses!

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  5. You have so much blooming during your hot dry time. Gosh, your garden looks better than mine for sure as to blooms. Makes me want to get out and plant, too hot now. Love watching your flycatcher nest. Beautiful eggs.

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  6. Everything is looking fantastic! I especially love the lacy daylily. I always lear abut new plants on your blog - this time it's the sprekelia. We don't have crows here, but I'm about ready to murder some dang pigeons!

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  7. So exciting when birds are nesting in the garden.

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