Happy Mother’s Day Mom – We Love You

My Mom, The Number One Mom In The World (all photos by me)

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!  We love you with all our heart.  I want to extend this greeting to Moms all over the world.  Thank you for everything you do, Mom.

This beautiful lady in her 90’s is the best mom in the world!  She not only brought me into the world, she has supported me my entire life with unconditional love and wisdom.  I feel like one of the luckiest people on the planet and I want her to know that I love her with all my heart.

A few months ago I put up a bluebird house in her backyard, along with a bird bath.  My mom has always loved birds and I thought it would be nice to try to attract some birds to her yard.  Even as I returned home from her house the following day, she had birds visiting her backyard.

Now, I want you to know that her backyard is in a senior community, near a golf course.  She has no lawn, only some small bushes and immature trees in her small backyard.  However, she now has a pair of Western Bluebirds building a nest in her birdhouse!

Female Bluebird with Nesting Material

I took a few photos of the Western Bluebirds while we were sitting on the back porch.  My mom told me that she was spending a lot of time watching the birds and felt like she wasn’t getting anything done (smile).  I know what that’s like!  She also told me that she had been watching the birds from inside the house because she was afraid she would scare them away.

This is a very important point: when you put up birdhouses in your yard, get out there and do all your normal yard work and activities.  This way your birds will get used to you being there and you can observe them from much closer without the birds being alarmed.  You can even teach them to eat out of your hand or come to a special treat when you give them a certain whistle or sound a bell!

Female Bluebird Entering Nestbox

Female Bluebird with Her Head Sticking Out

Female Bluebird Exiting Nestbox

Now you may be wondering where the male Western Bluebird is?  Here is a shot of him entering the nestbox with some nesting material before the female.

Male Bluebird Entering Nestbox

And here is a shot of the typical male stance.  Standing atop the nestbox watching the female work.

Male Bluebird Atop The Nestbox

You can have birds in your backyard too.  All it takes is food, water and housing.  Start birding today and see how much fun you can bring into your life.  For more information, sign up for my newsletter at the top of this page.

Happy Birding

I wanted to write an update to this post… My mom fledged 4 or 5 Western Bluebirds this summer!  She still has bluebirds checking out her birdhouse, probably to use next spring since it’s much too late in the season now for breeding.  Congratulations mom!