SPRING TO LIFE

Attracting wildlife is just one of the benefits of having a garden

- Dayle Hayhoe

Robins are among the hardest working of all the birds that flock to our garden in the spring. They are tireless in the pursuit of nourishment for their brood and they often raise three broods a summer! I love to listen to the sweet song of the male as he serenades his mate at dawn and again at dusk.

Try as I might, I often don’t get the thrill of seeing the juveniles after they leave the nest. They usually make the jump while I am at work and by the time I arrive home the nest is empty and the young ones are hiding in the shrubs, trees and perennials that fill our yard.