tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post9139022945162797466..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Our SquattersHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-86180739280870731022012-05-06T16:02:05.689-04:002012-05-06T16:02:05.689-04:00That's so cute that they were so persistent. ...That's so cute that they were so persistent. And how wonderful of you all to work with the mailman to let them have a temporary home. Although you know they'll never like a birdhouse as much as they like the inconvenient mailbox. :-)Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-36774564208612794302012-05-06T13:52:14.933-04:002012-05-06T13:52:14.933-04:00I guess they have their minds made up!I guess they have their minds made up!Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-36017613837849895572012-05-05T19:07:12.992-04:002012-05-05T19:07:12.992-04:00I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw that n...I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw that nest! I am surprised they were so persistent! How funny!Laura Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094120603422425142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-38281691153664581572012-05-05T10:33:25.559-04:002012-05-05T10:33:25.559-04:00It's very sweet that a little birdie family ch...It's very sweet that a little birdie family chose your mailbox for their home. A bunch of spider babies chose my mailbox for their home and that makes getting the mail a bit scary. Enjoy your new tenants!JCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388577451208340399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-58273989422191946932012-05-04T20:07:57.033-04:002012-05-04T20:07:57.033-04:00We had a bird problem - ours was swallows.
We tri...We had a bird problem - ours was swallows.<br /><br />We tried everyting, and no matter how many times we knocked the nest down they rebuilt it by morning or by the time we came home from work.<br /><br />2 years we had to put up with waiting for babies to fly the coop.<br /><br />The only thing that worked was a motion sensor hooting plastic owl from a garden center (ours was real size and lifelike looking). Put close enough to where they were nesting, every time they flew by it hooted. Worked like magic.L. V. Gaudethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218325584485392163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-47537649448137609732012-05-04T18:47:44.320-04:002012-05-04T18:47:44.320-04:00How darling! Having baby birds just outside your d...How darling! Having baby birds just outside your door is like a small, noisy blessing. And yes, you'll be stuck with them through the spring, and maybe next year the parents will come back to build another nest there. But in the fall and winter the mailbox will be yours again.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-30732859686287044092012-05-04T16:05:54.519-04:002012-05-04T16:05:54.519-04:00I think you keep feeding them until next Thankgivi...I think you keep feeding them until next Thankgiving where the dinner will then take care of itself. MMMMM SQUAB.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-84735392489718593602012-05-04T12:14:30.099-04:002012-05-04T12:14:30.099-04:00We had squatters like that once in our chimney. Wh...We had squatters like that once in our chimney. When the babies hatched it sounded like a Disney film. Enjoy your little birds. I'm sure they'll be back in following years now that they've made themselves so comfortable.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-49954257977140552152012-05-04T11:12:15.271-04:002012-05-04T11:12:15.271-04:00Kitty--yes, we have a cat, but she is indoors only...Kitty--yes, we have a cat, but she is indoors only, though I worry a little about the neighborhood stray.<br /><br />Alex-and you don't want that?<br /><br />Katie-that was what surprised me, too--that we mess with that and they still want to be that!<br /><br />SA-HA! Yeah, they're my minion birds!<br /><br />Jaybird-well is it accomodating, or have we just given up? teehee<br /><br />Colene-very stubborn! Probably why they are so at home with us!<br /><br />Megan- *snort* My parents get quail, but they are decidedly not mailbox sized. They sure are cute, though.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-26073416689830043052012-05-04T09:30:37.498-04:002012-05-04T09:30:37.498-04:00It's too bad they aren't quail because I r...It's too bad they aren't quail because I really wanted to say, "You've got quail!" which of course I did anyway. <br /><br />Nice of your mailman to work with you. <br /><br />Funny where birds will next. Look for baby birds soon!Megan Bostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811715491350987530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-82252184991172985412012-05-04T09:13:12.922-04:002012-05-04T09:13:12.922-04:00Oh my! That is the cutest thing ever! Those are so...Oh my! That is the cutest thing ever! Those are some hard headed birds! ;) They just love your house.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-28899950146894777292012-05-04T09:03:59.092-04:002012-05-04T09:03:59.092-04:00Oh, I'm so loving this post. How sweet you and...Oh, I'm so loving this post. How sweet you and your family are to accommodate this little Bird's Nest!jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-89367335505419848802012-05-04T07:38:01.460-04:002012-05-04T07:38:01.460-04:00It almost amazes me how clever animals can be. Tha...It almost amazes me how clever animals can be. That's pretty smart. Plus, they like you, want to 'hang' near you. ;D Just be careful when they have babies. You may have to add on to your house!S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-79385737379980035592012-05-04T06:54:33.854-04:002012-05-04T06:54:33.854-04:00how strange that they're building their nest s...how strange that they're building their nest so close to your house and in something that's manipulated so often by humans. I would just buy a new mail box and nail that one to a post in the yard. 'voila! An art-deco bird house!'Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-4379843093004257872012-05-04T06:40:43.286-04:002012-05-04T06:40:43.286-04:00Nice th mailman will work with you. We don't h...Nice th mailman will work with you. We don't hang anything on our front door because birds like to build nests there.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-69728540847927049272012-05-04T05:40:19.513-04:002012-05-04T05:40:19.513-04:00Oh how adorable!! Now why can't this happen to...Oh how adorable!! Now why can't this happen to me?!? (Yes ok there is the Cat but still...! LOL!)!! Awwwww it's a wren - a little jenny wren and she's found a home! Awwww not to worry - after the fledglings leave you can clear the box and hopefully mum will return to the new one you're building next time! Yay! take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com