> I haven't had any good stories to tell for ages -- of any kind--but > especially, birdy. > > So I thought I'd share this one for those who are like me, starved for good > news, or even... sentimental news: > > We've had Say's Phoebes nesting on our house ledges for about 11 years, > although I assume that there has been a generational change at some point. > Last year the male arrived on Mar. 23rd and pined about by himself, breaking > my heart with his melancholy cry (I gesture scornfully at those who call > notion anthropomorphic) for weeks, looking for a female. > > On April 24 she returned... unipodally: one-footed. There was much obvious > rejoicing between the two, and subsequent chitter-muttering over the annual > challenge of choosing a ledge. > > After some scuffling with the sassy House Finches & pestiferous House > Sparrows, and fending off a Bluejay attack after they had eggs, the Phoebe > pair fledged three young in July. It was amazing to watch the little > para-abled female manage her brood throughout, perching on the driveway, > where she had balance problems until I thought to put up a nice > parakeet-style perch 15 feet from the nest. Then she used that until they all > left in the fall. > > This year the male again returned Mar. 23. I started to worry, as I always > do, about whether a (or even better, THE) female would appear. On 4/1 another > phoebe scouted the yard, but it wasn't the right one. Then on 4/16, She > arrived. For the first time, I could verify that this was the same bird as > the previous year. No mistaking the lopsided perch posture on our deck bench! > She is ready to start anew. > > My heart soars. > > Linda > > > Linda Andes-Georges > Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn) > [Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti] > 8417 Stirrup Ln > Longmont CO 80503 > Tel. 720 668 5214 >
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