Sing song

And a mystery resolved.

This morning, there was another broken egg on the back lilac.

I could not work out how it could have been left dangling on the tree.

Then I heard a robin singing above me and looked up... that's when I realised that a pigeon had made her nest in the tree.

She was looking down at me anxiously.

I figure that the chicks may have hatched and the eggs been kicked out, rather than someone stealing eggs and dropping them. At least, I hope that's what happened. Pigeons do breed a lot, so a nest at this time of year is not out of the ordinary.

I have never seen baby pigeons... even "young" pigeons. Well, I guess I have, but I have never been able to tell that they were young. I wonder if I will finally get the chance.