WendySilvia's blog post - Birds

I could hear them before I saw them.. chirping and chirping.. I would try to get out of my balcony door as quiet as possible so I could see where the babies were.. Each time I would step out.. the parents would fly away.. I spent days trying to catch a glimpse of them..

Just last fall a pair had taken to my balcony of stuff.. and created their own life.. two.. I assumed were a boy and a girl. The girl had these white tipped wings.. and she looked so pretty when she was sitting with her back to me.. Her brother.. he was beautiful all on his own too.. He was black with speckled white throughout him.. They were on the balcony for about a month..

I got to watch them grow up through my window.. their home was right outside the end of the balcony window.. so the door never messed with them when I would open it..
It was so cool watching the body growth.. and watching the feathers grow in.. Watching them get older and eventually.. when they flew away.. I gasped.. I was a proud mama at that moment too.. Could not believe how fast that happened..

When they were finally done with the nesting area.. It was time for clean up.. I had to throw away everything that they were using.. But it was worth it.. watching that was something I wont ever forget.. Maybe there are others out there who have watched baby birds grow from just after being hatched till they fly away.. but I had never seen anything like it before..

I did not want more babies on the balcony tho.. So I have done everything I could to help avoid it from happening again.. Sadly.. the next spot a couple of them decided on.. was on the bottom floor yard.. the yard with two young children..

I finally saw them yesterday.. almost fully grown.. would need about another week to mature to when they can fly away.. That is how I spotted them.. I heard the unmistakable sound of wings flapping.. I looked over the railing.. and saw a bird with some fuzz still on his head.. trying his hardest to fly up..

I watched them for a while.. wishing that they had found any other place to nest then this danger yard.. obviously it wasn't that bad as they had gone mostly undetected till now.. But I still wished them more peace..

Today.. I heard one of the kids around the place in the yard where I knew the babies were.. and sure enough the kid was standing over one of the babies, had him cornered.. I told him he should not be bugging the baby.. So the kid stopped..

Then about an hour later.. I heard commotion around where the nest was.. This time when I came out.. I was horrified.. There was a grown man.. holding the bird.. The birds parents above on the third story balcony.. just staring at this man.. who is touching this bird all over..

I read that if you disturb the nest.. or touch the babies.. the parents will abandon the baby.. Which makes me very sad.. I mentioned this to the man.. he ignored me.. So.. now I am wondering how this baby is going to be.. I want to make toast and turn it into crumbs.. and sprinkle it down in front of where the nest area is.. ha..

Idk.. I just wish that people would maybe look things up about nature and wildlife, before they intervein.