Birds nesting on my house!

Here we can see the butts of two pigeons who have decided that the eaves of my house, above the porch, are an acceptable substitute for a cliff face. It looks like some previous owner built a little box on this spot (the mirror-image side of the porch doesn't have this box) ...perhaps that person really loved the oh-so-melodious sounds of pigeons courting?

Meanwhile, on the side of the house, a robin has raided the recycling to make a cushy nest of used tissues.
There also seems to be a house finch pair trying to nest in the rafters above the porch, but it was so high up I didn't get a picture.

Looking forward to seeing some babies!

House Finch Nest

Tom found a house finch nesting in the eaves of his work building.



The babies are pretty small and gross looking now. You can see the yellow edge of their mouths in this picture--the "gape."

Many baby birds have a color changing mouth--it's thought to help the parents see where to put the food. Baby finches have particularly interesting mouth-interiors. Some of them kind of look like they licked a psychelic black-light painting of a clown. I couldn't find a picture of the house finch's version though.