Home Sweet Home — 'Birds have their nests'

I watched a bird collecting nesting material this morning. Likely this is not the first home this season.
There are a variety of birds nesting in the trees and bushes around us. Backwards and forwards, carrying their chosen materials. Pigeons build a mere raft to lay an egg on, tiny birds create perfectly formed nests which are softly lined with fluffy feathers and gossamer webs.
No mortgage payments, materials free, just hard work and dedication needed. More hard work when the eggs hatch. When the children leave the nest, maybe another round of child-rearing. Losses to predators are great, but the birds go on as they are programmed to do. Brave little creatures and a joy to watch.