I am so excited about our little Robin nest in the front yard.  Today was the first day I’ve been able to take a picture since Friday, when I noted there were three eggs.  Mama Robin must have laid another on Saturday because I have four now, and incubation has begun.

I cannot wait until these little darlings hatch.  We have learned a lot about how robins make their nests, and how much baby robins can consume in a day.  This blew my mind -

Professor Treadwell experimented with young robins and found that each would take 68 earthworms daily; these worms if laid end to end would measure about 14 feet.

~ Anna Botsford Comstock in The Handbook of Nature Study

Can you imagine that?  Hopefully we will be posting pictures of baby robins sometime next week!