The View from My Window – a Child’s Delight
June 11, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
OneBookTwoBook.com
All spring, through the sliding glass door to our deck, my family and I have been watching a nuthatch pair build their nest in the birdhouse my grandson constructed. Mr. and Mrs. Nuthatch claimed this house attached to the maple tree as their residence last year and raised a family. We were pleased to see them return.
We’ve watched the parents carrying nest building materials to the house, then food as the babies hatched. We could hear their chirps and wondered when they would be old to venture forth.
“I hope they wait till Mom gets home,” my grandson said. His mom, our daughter, has …read more




