winter nests

Okay, so I found something I like about winter:  getting to see all those bird nests that are so well hidden in summer. Then, in winter, they’re suddenly everywhere.  Here’s a couple I found on my walk yesterday.

So little! So tucked away!

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This is an oriole nest — they build hanging, grassy sacks to put their eggs in. It looks dried out and flimsy, but it’s still hanging on, even with the wind we get around here.

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I hardly ever see these in the summer but in the winter, the truth is revealed:  they’re everywhere.

And look — the tree already has some buds on it. Spring, spring soon…