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When my son stopped by the house last Sunday
he asked if I’d noticed the basketball hoop lately. I said “No. Why?”
He told me to take a look. This is what I saw:
And then I looked a little closer:
Bookfan 
Mrs. Robin looks very cozy in there. You will be able to watch her feed the nestlings and then see them fledge from the nest. And they are so adorable when they first try to fly. Awesome to be able to watch nature close up.
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Aw, I love seeing birds on their nest. That looks like the perfect spot for one.
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Wonderful! Hopefully she won’t get to disturbed there.
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Awwwww, how sweet! I guess she figured her nest would be totally safe there.
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What ingenuity on the part of the birds! Love how you captured that close-up.
Here’s MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT
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I just love this. It will be nice to watch them fledge and spread their wings!
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Ohhhhh … so precious! Great shot, Mary. Have a lovely weekend.
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Oh sweet! I always wonder how birds come up with where they decide to build there nests…
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It’s not an active basket? You wonder how they choose their spots dont’ you?
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OOPS- I hit reply to quick… I wanted to add that when I worked at Wal-Mart, we occasionally had birds that would put the nest in the hanging baskets of flowers we would sell…. then we would take that particular basket off the sale list and hang it somewhere the mama can finish raising up the babes. 🙂
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Oh how cute! And cozy looking! 🙂
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That is amazing…
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This was so precious. We have a robin that built a nest on top of a lamppost at the library:)
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I was looking at your first picture trying to figure out what was wrong with your basketball hoop…then I scrolled down! Darn birds! lol
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Hi!
Isn’t it amazing where birds make their nests. She very comfy there. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
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What a fun surprise for you! It’s funny how things can hide in plain sight like that.
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Oh, what a nifty extra use it makes of your basketball hoop.
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That momma bird looks quite cozy there! You will have fun watching the babies grow. Great picture Mary!
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Way cool, Mary! Thanks for sharing this with us!
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How neat! We usually get a few nests in our pole barn every year.
Mine is here in case you want to check it out.
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Awwww! I love how birds will make a nest in any place that looks remotely nestable.
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If you had not taken a closer look, we’d never have seen the birds. Thanks for sharing this shot. 🙂
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Oh man, this is incredible! Always a reason to look a little bit closer, right?
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Birds take up nesting in the funniest of places! No playing with that basketball hoop for a while then!
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I love birds and am always fascinated as to where they make their nests!!
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Hi Mary! What a great picture of that bird in her nest!!
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Great picture!
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Awww, so cute! I keep hearing birds around my house too, but haven’t found any nests. What a lovely little visitor 🙂
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Oh wow, how awesome! They make nests in the strangest places.
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Aww, how sweet. PLease keep us updated 🙂
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