So today from upstairs I saw a pair of super-cute Carolina chickadees hollowing out a cavity in a dead tree, to make a nest there. That’s how they do. I’m trying not to get too excited and scare them off, which has happened before with several pairs of nesting birds. I try to be cool, but.......
Everything is going fine, until a bluebird shows up! Ooooooooooh a cavity, nice! I want this. This is mine now. A bluebird is like 3-4 times the size of a chickadee, so the chickadees are upset, but there is nothing they can do. A bluebird also wants a cavity for a nest, and isn’t bothered by the ethics of taking a chickadee cavity!
Then, just when it was looking terrible for the chickadees, a robin comes by and drives off the bluebird! Why??????? No idea. A robin doesn’t want a cavity. Maybe it just hates bluebirds. But now the bluebird has moved on and the chickadees are back to work on their nest!
I was watching through the screen so pics were not happening. It was pretty exciting to watch!
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