While I was clearing the brush and weeds from our back yard the other day, I found something I didn’t expect.

I was in the process of decapitating some sort of bush with branches about an inch in diameter with my trusty Corona pruner that has served me well since I bought it last weekend.  The bush was covered with dense leaves and honeysuckle vines, so I had to cut it apart one branch at a time after digging through all the foliage. 

As I lifted one branch and began to push it aside to make a cut, a spot of blue caught my eye.  Three robin’s eggs in a nest, buried deep inside the bush!  The birds that built that nest certainly knew what they were doing, as I doubt if any cat or other predator could make its way through all the leaves and vines to get to the nest.  I also liked the way these birds wove a piece of blue plastic tape into the little twigs when they were constructing the nest.

I went in the house and got my camera to photograph the nest.  I had to hold the top branch back with one hand while operating the camera with the other hand.   I haven’t checked on the nest in several days, but I’m guessing the eggs have hatched by this time.