Cat Bird

We have a Cat Bird that hangs out by our deck.

She has been here for several years.

She hops on the deck railing and hangs out with us.

She doesn't seemed bothered by the noise of the kids or the dogs.

This year we discovered she had laid two eggs in the bushes next to the deck.

Luke carefully watched them.

We would put bread and cracker crumbs near her nest so she wouldn't venture far.

A few weeks ago we noticed one egg hatched.

Pretty soon we heard little peeping nosies.

A few weeks later we noticed little noises in the bushes and every once in awhile would see two

birds hopping along in the branches.

Sadly only one egg hatched.

We still see the other birds out and about.

I wonder if the new bird will join us on the deck next year?