Sad Day for the Birds!

I am so sad by what I've been seeing around our home this spring. There seems to be an abundance of birds around here this year. I'm not sure why, but we've never had so many! There are a bunch of nests in our yard - in the trees, in bushes and on our house in the gutters. It's awesome in one aspect, as Sweet-Pea studied birds earlier this year in school. We are seeing so much of what she learned happen in real life. The little birds that decided to nest in our gutters are quite noisy. They chirp, and fly in and out of it at all hours of the day and night! We know this because they're in the gutter just above the wall of our bedroom!

Anyhow...a few days ago I went out on the back porch and just happened to look onto the roof of our living room - you can see it from the porch. Right there on top of it were 2 baby birds laying there dead. It was heartbreaking to see!!! Yes, I did take photos - that's the scrap-booker in me...so don't look too closely if you have a weak stomach!



Well, as if that wasn't bad enough, look what my husband spotted today...



What is going on?!?!? That's 3 baby birds in just a couple of days that we found dead. I realize that some birds fall out of their nests, but those 2 on the roof really have me puzzled! There is a pine tree that reaches above the roof of our 2nd story, but that's in the back of the house, this roof is an addition off the side of the house. It's almost as if the mother or father bird just pushed them out of the nest, or another animal got to them...yet I'd think they would eat them if it was another animal.

I just hope I don't spot anymore...it's just so disheartening, especially for Sweet-Pea. She just adores watching all the birds flying around outside near our bird feeders. God created these precious little creatures...it's so sad to see them die before they even get a chance at life.