i teared up reading your post, i would have reacted similarly. you feel so helpless bc you don’t know what to do to help them. i can’t leave the garage door open 24-7, so i have to hope the mom and dad can figure out what the deal is and take their shifts on the nest. When we are home i do leave it open so they can come and go as they need to. the spring is fine, but NoVA gets dang hot in the heat of summer and it disturbs me to see them in there at that point especially if i know we will be gone a day or two.
Well, it’s a rotten world sometimes. We try the best we can. My wife had no idea there was a nest. She was just trimming hedges, and then blammo, it was done and too late to undo it. The truth is that life is sometimes really mean and rotten like that. If nothing else, it makes you thankful for all the pain-free moments of peace and harmony you get. At least, that’s what I told my wife.