A family of SIX! We were pretty pleased with the ferns we picked up for the front of the house, especially as they can be watered only once a week. We were a bit surprised with the squawking when I went to water the fern that is nearest the bird feeders. We brought down the fern, and were really surprised and incredibly thrilled to see the beginning of a little nest!

The white you see in the nest is Elsa’s fur! We had Elsa and Ernie visit the first week of July, and when we picked up the tumbleweeds created by Elsa’s hair we would let it fall outside. Elsa is a lovely, fluffy girl, so there was a lot of hair to share!

But back to the finches! It was hard to get a photo of the mom as she didn’t like us near the nest at all. We did get this photo of the dad – not very clear but we couldn’t get any closer!

We started with two eggs, it grew to four, and now, we have four babies! No more watering the fern!

And quick update on the robin’s – they have flown the coop!