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.
True. If the bird were already dead in the garage i would have been sad, but would not have reacted viscerally. Seeing the bird in distress is what upset me, i guess. and a mom/baby situation is almost too much to bear. Is she making you cut the hedges this year?