by Donna Lewis
Yes, I thought most of our local birds had finished with having babies still in the nest. It is way too hot to tend to them. I was very surprised when my Linda cut a branch off that she kept heading her head on, to find a Cardinal nest about ten inches from the cut.
Now the nest is pretty much open to the elements. I cannot move it; it is too fragile.
There is one baby in it. I have been watching it with my binoculars for three days now, and thankfully the baby is still safe. The mother is still feeding it. I pray every night that a predator doesn’t find it.
So, keep in mind while you trim branches, there are still babies in their nests now in late July.
Be watchful.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 