Last night,,balmy summer night..

[ironglow]

  We were sitting on a side deck on my son's house..sipping our coffee.  Up where the 2X8 rafters connect with their supports..a momma robin has built her nest in that corner.
 
   She is on her second hatch of the season, and oh so busy, keeping those 3 hungry mouths fed..flying back and fourth..bringing worms to her babies.

    I said to myself.."if she were to get killed while away, he babies would just starve to death".

  Then just as quickly I thought,...  "If she were to get an injury, say a broken leg..she would likely hobble around,  find a worm..and somehow, fly back to those babies and feed them. She would likely do it until she dies.

  Then I got to considering.."What has happened to humans over the last few decades..many thinking that
  their babies, are just "something to throw away" ?

  ..Used to be, saying somebody was "for the birds", was a put down...now it could in some cases, be a compliment !

[Graybeard]

The mother bird doesn't do it alone, the male is right there bringing food as well. So if one got killed the other would most likely do the job alone but just as well.

[ironglow]

The mother bird doesn't do it alone, the male is right there bringing food as well. So if one got killed the other would most likely do the job alone but just as well.

  ..Which only reinforces my claim..  There has to be a cold hearted male, for every human baby that is "thrown away"..

[BUGEYE]

We spend many hours in the backyard watching the birds.
Some kind of real tiny birds raised a few babies in our Rock City birdhouse this year, and a robin worked for days building a nest in the crook of a downspout and then abandoned it.
And we only had one hummingbird this year.  He shows up every evening for a big drink.

I love to watch birds and mud daubers.

[ironglow]

 ..Another thought on birds.. Posted in jest only..

[Dee]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

[ironglow]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

  Is that the same as what we have here, and call the Gold Finch..or is it another bird?  See male Gold Finch below..female not such bright colors..

[nw_hunter]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

Typical young couple lol!

[BUGEYE]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

  Is that the same as what we have here, and call the Gold Finch..or is it another bird?  See male Gold Finch below..female not such bright colors..

I can't speak to Dee's birds but I've seen many large flocks of wild canaries in Florida.

[DDZ]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

  Is that the same as what we have here, and call the Gold Finch..or is it another bird?  See male Gold Finch below..female not such bright colors..

Yes the male gold finch is very colorful, and the female is a drab looking olive green.

[Dee]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

  Is that the same as what we have here, and call the Gold Finch..or is it another bird?  See male Gold Finch below..female not such bright colors..

Nope.  Their canaries, not finches.

[ironglow]

We have 5 pairs of wild canaries raising their 2nd hatch of the summer in the eaves of our patio cover. They work all day feeding their babies, and fighting among themselves.

  Is that the same as what we have here, and call the Gold Finch..or is it another bird?  See male Gold Finch below..female not such bright colors..

Nope.  Their canaries, not finches.

  OK thanks..      ..Mmore knowledge to store away...

[Dee]

Actually, wolves and dogs taxonomically in the same family known collectively as wolves, and dogs, with dogs decending from wolves. Related, but not the same.

https://www.mainenewsonline.com/are-dogs-and-wolves-the-same-species/

Same with canaries and finches. Related, but different.

https://pets.thenest.com/differences-canary-finch-12026.html