"The Phoebe Nest" Appears in the New Issue of Pedestal Magazine

[Ken, Moderator]

"The Phoebe Nest" by Ken Craft

[Ruth]

I like this one a lot, Ken. Rose posted it in the BH. Congratulations.

[Ken, Moderator]

Thanks, Ruth.

[Carol]

Poor little homeless thing. Congratulations , you are on a roll.

[Ken, Moderator]

Oh, Mr. and Mrs. have a home all right. The porch roof, column ledge, and slats are a MESS.

[Ruth]

Ken wrote: "Oh, Mr. and Mrs. have a home all right. The porch roof, column ledge, and slats are a MESS."

Welcome to Bird Rock.

[Carol]

Lol, we have pigeons under the solar panels. Thankfully not a lot. An owl lives in the neighbors tree , and down the road families of peregrines , egrets, and red hawks live. A few miles from here there are bald eagles. Not to mention rattlesnakes, mountain lions and coyotes.

[Ken, Moderator]

I'm looking at it this way: The mess all leads to fewer flying insects (including Maine's state bird, the mosquito), as Phoebe's like fast food.

How's THAT for philosophical?

[Carol]

Love it , I can see them pulling up for a dozen mosquito burgers in their little cars, and disposing of all and I mean all litter.

[Ken, Moderator]

Heh heh. I like that euphemism -- "litter."