A sweet crib

Near the end of our birding-by-ear hike this morning, Eric, the ornithologist from Open Space and Mountain Parks, stepped over to a small tree beside the trail and asked, “Does anyone know who this belongs to?” It was a small nest at chest height left over from last year, built so solidly that it showed little wear from the weathering of wind, rain, and snow.Lazuli bunting nest

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