Someone Else Likes Our Blueberry Bushes

It has been a dry April.  We've only gotten nine tenths of an inch of rain so far this month.  As a result, the grass is a little slow to grow.  One of the things I was wondering about regarding the low rainfall totals was how our blueberry crop was going to turn out.  We've found that in times of little rain, our blueberries were smaller and harder.  In times of plentiful rainfall, they are larger and more plump and juicy.  Tricia has been making blueberry smoothies, blueberry pancakes, blueberry coffee cake, and blueberry muffins as she tries to use up our store of frozen blueberries in the deep freeze.

Night before last, I walked out to the blueberry bushes to inspect the berries.  Surprisingly, they looked pretty good!  While I was looking at the blueberries, something else caught my eye.  Can you see it?

Springtime arrived and brought with it nice weather that coaxed bright green leaves and fresh growth to the plants, blooming flowers brighten the landscape, and honeybees doing their job.  The silence of winter is replaced by chirping of songbirds.  Those songbirds meticulously build their nests by picking up twigs, hay, and feathers in order to fashion the perfect home to lay their eggs and raise their young.  One such bird picked the perfect place within the dense foliage of the blueberry bushes.



Let's take a quick look inside.  Two blue eggs speckled with brown spots.  I'll back away soon so as not to anger the momma bird.

We will keep our eyes on the nest and the bird family that enjoys our blueberry bushes as much as we do.  We found the nest camouflaged and hidden within the branches of our blueberry bushes.  I hope that another member of our animal family (Ginger) does not find the nest.  That could be tragic.

SOON!