Flying Lessons

Today we had our second nest of baby robins leave. But not before they behaved liked naughty little toddlers! The nest was in our wreath on the front porch and I knew they were getting ready to leave cuz they were huge. Rick took the dogs for a walk for me this morning and as soon as they got back, the babies decided it was time to go. So the 3 birds took off from the nest, right over Ricks head, and deposited a diaper full of poop on him! LOL It was like they exploded upon take-off! They also got Chilly in the face and the front porch was a mess. Soooo, they came in & I helped clean them both up. I was biting the sides of my mouth, trying not to laugh cuz Rick was definately not laughing! LOL Now, fast forward to these pictures. We came outside tonight to have a smoke & who is sitting there right on my patio furniture?? He was all alone, no noisy parents around, no siblings. So we watched him & made sure the dogs didn't notice him. Chilly walked right by him & didn't see him & the bird didn't flinch when Chilly's tale brushed his face. But Chilly knew something just wasn't right so he started sniffing around & finally came face to face with the little guy. They just stared each other down for a few seconds, Chilly gave him a little kiss (you can't see us, but we were inches away ready to intervene if necessary). Then the little bird flew away, leaving Chilly wondering where his new friend went. It was just the sweetest thing! Chilly is such a gentle soul and has apparently learned from his past mistakes. Last summer, we had a bunny nest & before I could grab him, Chilly had one in his mouth. He put it down and wanted to play with it, but he had killed it. Chilly had the most horrible look on his face & he kept looking at me like "What did I do?" I swear he was depressed for the rest of the day. He is such a character!