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Our neighbor's bird This is the time of year when birds are pairing up for mating and nest building.  If you watch the birds around your house you may be able to see where they are nesting.  Our neighbor mentioned that he had a bird nesting on their front porch, more interested in the container than the fact that the flowers were artificial.  I grabbed a camera. My neighbor's nest When the female had flown off the nest I took a picture of her eggs.  Robins, finches and other neighborhood birds can build their nests in shrubs and small trees around your neighborhood.  If you find a nest, don't bother it or they may abandon their nest and have to build another one.  Once they are settled in and have laid their eggs they will be more committed and you could look in the nest, once. Click to enlarge I went back today and caught a parent on the nest.  I waited several minutes until it took off to find some baby food.  It has bee coming into our back yard wh

WOLFs:  Write your best answer to the questions as you are reading. While grading our flood rutted road I noticed a slight movement in the gravel and stopped the tractor a few inches short of running over a pair of mating toads.  While the rains and flooding disrupted the lives of a lot of our wildlife, it created a pool of water in a tire track that spelled opportunity for this pair.  Amplexus is the name for the mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.  He looks grumpy but I think he is just straining to hold on tight. The female toad seldom moves during amplexus.  She is pushing out eggs while the male is fertilizing them in the water.  I lifted the pair out of harms way and into the pool behind the tractor.  I couldn't see any eggs in the water.  I took this frontal picture below she seemed to be glaring at me although she may have been thinking "get this guy off my back."  These are eastern Amer