Confused mommy robin?

CrimeDad@lemmy.one to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 30 points –

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/123693

So, a robin built several nests in my carport, but only laid eggs in one of them, the middle one in the photo. They hatched about nine days ago. As you can see, the mother is not roosting in the middle nest, but that's still where her hatchlings are. You can't see them in the photo, but I saw them moving around in there. Is this normal? Does the mother just need her space or is she confused somehow, perhaps by the repeating joists? Is that why she built multiple nests to begin with?

If there's another community where you think people might know better, please suggest it.

Update: all is well, apparently.

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Looks like they're building a...Robin Hood. 😎

Seriously though this post made me smile, it's cute and hilarious and confusing all at the same time. Cheers OP

I saw this same behavior the other day and was so confused! God, I'm glad you posted this. I'm not crazy! 😂

Well, I'm not crazy for this. There's still the other things.