Below are the submissions for the cutest nests in 2019! Send us cute birds’ nests that you see @cubirds on Instagram!
Robin Nest On Drain Spot by Lucinda Rowe (Roanoke, Virginia, USA): Third time’s the charm – after the starts of two nests fell off, this one survived. Two almost ready to fledge chicks can be seen. This nest is right off my front porch above my trash and recycling cans.Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Outside my Window by Nathan Hermann (Dubuque, Iowa, USA): One chick pleading for more while the other takes a nap. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Outside my Window by Nathan Hermann (Dubuque, Iowa, USA): First day spotting the chick with the fuzzy white MohawkWinner: Get Well Note to Gramma written the day after we all checked the bluebird boxes and found 4 little baby bluebirds by Deb Knudsen (Brooklyn, Wisconsin, USA): Mommy, Devin (21 months), Vivi (5) and Gramma checked the bluebird boxes at Gramma’s land and discovered a mother bluebird feeding 4 nestlings inside one of the boxes. The next day Gramma wasn’t feeling well so Vivi made a Get Well Note to cheer Gramma up! It really helped. Gramma and Vivi are on the left, the baby birds are in the box (square) and the mommy bird is feeding the babies. The sun is in the top right corner and trees and grass on on the bottom.Hummingbird Nest on Coat Rack by Kathy Borshanian (Boquete, Panama): What a surprise to find this tiny Hummingbird nesting on the coatrack outside my door. Good thing I didn’t hand up my raincoat!Hummer Twinsies by Arianna T (Sonara, Mexico): Baby hummingbirds are too cute for a description!Robins In The Rabbit Hutch by Chrisalyn, Nicole, and Benjamin Mitchell (East Berlin, Pennsylvania, US): Once we housed rabbits in an outdoor hutch, but then we moved them inside. Not long ago, an American Robin nested in it. She laid three eggs. Today, one hatched. We took a picture of it and made it our entry.YOUNG GREAT HORNED OWLS by Willow-Sharon Brooks (Prescott, Arizona, US): WHO-O-O-O ARE YOU?Enjoying The Sleigh Year-round. by NH Paula (New Hampshire, US): Is the Christmas Tree Shop sign close enough to having a nest in a tree? Mama & Her Babies. by Mallory (Syracuse, New York, US)Mother’s Love by Susan Albert (Wyoming, Pennsylvania, US): Mama, Feed us please, hungry we are!Birds On Stairs At Observation Tower Of Montezuma Wildlife Refuge by Ryan Kelly (Seneca Falls, New York, US): I was climbing the stairs at the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and saw this little guy!Baby Robin Day 1 by Meng Cai (Okemos, Meridian Charter Township, Michigan, US): Papa robin and mama robin built a home. Mama robin laid two eggs. 20 days later, comes baby robin No.1.Barn Swallow Siblings by Alison Forde (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada): Barn swallow fledglings in an artificial nesting structure installed adjacent to a growing suburb. It’s getting a bit crowded in here!Funny Dove Nest! by N P (Temple, Texas, US): doves are probably the funniest birds!Sweet baby birds by Michael Eubanks (Helotes, Texas, US): We had birds build their nest on 2 lightbulbs on our porch in the backyard. The baby birds just hatchedTrek Nest by Pip Reese (age 9) (Chattanooga, Tennessee, US): This photo was in Chattanooga , Tennessee…..my mom and I had taken a day trip there and had stopped at this cute little shopping plaza. On top of the signage of the Trek Bicycle Store was a Black Capped Chickadee’s nest. He and I made eye contact , had a chat, and then went on about our day. My chat with a Black Capped Chickadee…I was 6 at the time.
