浴室窗口拍到的一组照片

看来这个地方做窝很不错。又阴凉又避风，地势还高，不怕猫咪来偷袭。

(Looks like not a bad place for my nest.. shaddy, out of wind, and high up.. don't have to worry about the cat come bother my kids)

远在C城的老友M护送上高中的儿子到东海岸来参加暑期棒球营。把孩子送进棒球营里后她独自来我家小住。多年不见了，我们当然热烈的欢迎，把菜园里新摘的蔬菜和最近才发现的生蜂蜜生牛奶都一一捧出来宴客。M一方面很惊讶于我们“回归地球”的生活态度，同时也不甘示弱的和我们分享她今年从她浴室窗口拍到的一组照片。

今年春天有只知更鸟不知为何决定到她的浴室窗口做窝，被她耐心的拍到母鸟从做窝，下蛋，孵蛋，到小鸟出生试飞的整个过程。M不像我们家住乡下，能拍到这样的照片实在不简单。住在我家的动物不少，从各式各样的野鸟，到松鼠，兔子，花栗鼠，还有池塘里的数十条鱼，天天吃我的喝我的，但从来没有一只在我们窗外做个窝让我们看看，真是太没良心了！

第一颗蛋，居然是蓝色的。先出去转转再回来生第二颗。

(First egg... wow it is blue... let me go out for a look before continuing)

每天下一个蛋，一共下了四颗蛋，不错吧！

Four eggs now, not too bad, heh?

孵出来小鸟啦！

(Baby birds are coming!)

只有亲生父母才会爱的小肉团。

(What a pink mess, only parents can love)

喂，你总在窗口偷看干什么，不是想偷我的小鸟吧？

(Hey, what are you looking at?  Not trying to steal my babies?)

你们不要把嘴张得那么大，好像很不知足的样子好不好？喂你们是很辛苦的呀。

(Would you mind not opening your mouths so big, as if you are not satisfied!

It is very hard work feeding you guys, you know!)

小鸟渐渐长大了。

(Baby chicks are getting bigger now)

鸟爸爸也一起来看孩子。

(Daddy bird comes to "co-nurture", about time!)

你以为我嘴里含的是草吧。。

(You think it is grass I am holding in my mouth, don't you?)

哈哈，猜错了。。是蚱蜢呢。

(Ha, you would be wrong.. it is grasshopper!)

孩子大了

(Baby chicks are getting really big now)

翅膀开始硬了。

(Wings are getting strong, too)

开始学飞了。

(Learning to fly now)

一只一只飞走了。

(One after one, they took off)

最后一只也飞了！只剩空巢了！

(Even the last one has taken flight! Only the empty nest is left!)