With the cat population under control this year, the songs birds have had a banner year on raising young. In the top photo, the mocking birds built a nest in my cedar tree in front of my condo. Below, they hatched and flew the coop in only about 10 days. The parent birds laid four eggs and raised three little ones. They left the nest in about week and spread themselves out in the branches of the tree. In the bottom photo, they started over again with only three eggs this time and moved a few trees south. Notice the different foliage.
I have, for the first time, seen some cardinals around, but have not yet seen a nest. The morning doves have nests and young ones trying to learn to fly all over the place. The purple martin babies are learning to fly. They only have one nest per year.