Took a trek to the post office. Well actually I walked to the end of the drive to the mailbox. On the way back to the house I came across a bird’s nest lying in the yard. Apparently the wind had dislodged it from the tree above. Either that or the local squirrel raided it and knocked it out of the tree.
Based on the three turquoise eggs (broken) on the ground in the immediate vicinity I presumed it to be the former home of the Robins who scolded the cats and any humans who passed in that general vicinity. Since Robins typically lay four eggs, the squirrel raid theory could explain both the dislodged nest and the apparent missing egg.
The parent Robins did not yell at me for passing under their tree this time...
How sad for the Robin family. We have robins in our yard, along with Bill the cardinal and Tom the mockingbird, and an occasional goldfinch or flock of sparrows.
Tom drives them all away from the feeder by sitting on the pergola doing his hawk-call or barking, “Jake! Jake!” He’s moved up to attacking Jake directly now.