Practicing (for) Parenting — pat morss

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Breaking news on the feather front.

Female Common Eiders are already well into it, sharing parenting.
More moms taking care of fewer kids is even better.
Maybe catching up, a male Goldfinch is resplendent in his breeding plumage.
A pair of Cedar Waxwings, planning their family.
Ms. Mourning Dove is nesting again on top of our hot water solar panels.
Mr Dove is content to watch from the railing above.
Our House Finches are nesting. Last summer we mistakenly took their nest away early.
They planned a second brood and had to build again. Look at his expression of disdain.
“Houston – We have a problem.”
Carolina Wrens are starting a family in our Boston Globe delivery box.

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