It’s hard work being a parent.

With real estate prices being what they are, the vacant birdhouse in our backyard did not stay vacant very long. Some cute little birds decided to stake a claim to the premises. SJ named them Mr. and Mrs. Cheeks because of the white patches on the sides of their heads. It was interesting watching them during the decision phase. They would peek in then fly off, hop in and out then fly off, until I'm guessing that Mrs. Cheeks put her claw down and declared this was the place. After that you could see them ferrying in nest building materials. Recently, with the flurry of comings and goings we think there must be new little baby birds. The pictures aren't the best, since these are fast little birds, and we had to take them through the kitchen window. Anyway, you can get the idea: bird comes out, bird goes in, bird comes out,etc.