Talk about empty nest syndrome....
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
June 6, 2016 12:07pm CST
I truly have empty nest syndrome....and it was a real nest!
When baby bluebird went missing the other day I must have missed the other 4 leaving the nest. Since that day mom nor dad nor any baby ever came back. We don't know for sure if something got them all or they just didn't like the living arrangements.
I made my husband get the nest down and check - it was empty. It's been a few days now and I just have to assume that they are alive and well and brightening someone else's day.
My husband will fix the column so that no birds will be able to build nest there. They can use the birdhouse or figure something else out.
Photo belongs to me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Jun 16
I had to use zoom to get it! I think he/she was watching me LOL. I hope they are alive and well.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Jun 16
@miniam That nest was about the 5th one - they didn't do a good job and they kept blowing down ....this one survived - so she was technically a few weeks behind schedule by the time those eggs hatched.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
Yes they were, maybe I was a little too obsessed with them LOL
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Jun 16
We need to put up some more birdhouses for that sort of thing, I like having them around to combat bugs
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
We have a lot of birds eating bugs - I wanted these around to entertain me!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill I totally missed ours fledging was a tad sad
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
7 Jun 16
Cute photo. i would think the same way, they are flitting around catching bug...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
I hope, I can't get attached to birds again - too much stress LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
I guess it was, but it seemed too early. I wish I knew a bluebird specialist!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill Do you have a local wildlife sanctuary? We have one here, that would be able to answer that kind of question for you.
This must be the reason why the family moved.@LadyDuck (502149)
• Italy
7 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill I know LOL. I think that once the babies can fly, all the family goes elsewhere.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
@LadyDuck Maybe they moved to Switzerland LOL! Let me know if you see them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
I don't think birds can think like that LOL. They were not afraid of us at all.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Jun 16
I just hope they have upsized ... lol's growing family and all that.... they do choose some weird places to have nests... last year a bird made a nest in the plastic outlet vent/hose that goes out of the window... of our gas water heater lo's ... that was a job to relocate them as we live in a block of flats on the second floor... 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Jun 16
Wow, that was a strange place. I assume they are no longer in any kind of nest..I assume roosting in the trees at night.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
7 Jun 16
The birdnest looks cosy.....after they left, it must feel like a tiny chunk of life is gone, but it will be okay after a few days. The birds couldn't thank you enough for the shelter you gave them.
The birds couldn't thank you enough for the shelter you gave them.
