the first pic is the mom.. shes more brownish red the dad watches the nest too and hes the one in the last bird pic. i am the only one on the street that left up the hedge instead of putting a privacy fence up.(the hedges work just fine and are free.. and didnt get blown over by ike like half my neighbors..) so i get tons of chicks mostly robins cardinals and those black birds with iridescent blue heads. i know what they are i just cant think of it now.. i know they are a pest in lots of places.. much to my neighbors dismay i refuse to cut them down.. he said birds are rats with wings.. i was infuriated .. i was calm and said well i like them.. thats why i leave the ivy on the house theres a milion chickadees or finches (dont know what they are)nesting in there.. next day i went out and there was a huge bird poop splattered all over the side of the car.. i laughed out loud ..
zd finally bloomed in almost complete shade.
