Late yesterday afternoon two of our friends called in. They are going on holiday today to Barnard Castle (presumably to test their eyesight) and came for a catch up before going. We were in the garden when they arrived so stayed there for a cuppa and chat. One of the friends is a keen bird watcher. She told me we had a nest with baby birds at the bottom of the garden, as she recognised the sound of the mother.
We then realised we could see the nest and baby birds, peeping out of the top of the pyracantha bush!
To cut a long story short, the evening before OH had been cutting some of it back to go into the green garden waste bin which was emptied yesterday. She had removed all the branches above the nest with an electric hedge trimmer, and been totally unaware of the nest!
Our friend was worried that the mother would not return, we were all worried about the fierce sun on the nest.
At my suggestion OH concocted temporary shade from a parasol on a pole. Then she and our friend gently arranged some more branches above, but not touching the nest to provide shelter. We took the parasol down.
These branches will probably need adding to or replacing as they dry out.
We were all a bit shocked at the near miss those birds had. The bush now looks a mess as OH intended to finish the job once the green bin was empty. She will now leave it until the birds vacate the nest.
We were all pleased to see mummy bird come back to the nest a couple of times while we were still out there.
PHEW!
We then realised we could see the nest and baby birds, peeping out of the top of the pyracantha bush!
To cut a long story short, the evening before OH had been cutting some of it back to go into the green garden waste bin which was emptied yesterday. She had removed all the branches above the nest with an electric hedge trimmer, and been totally unaware of the nest!
Our friend was worried that the mother would not return, we were all worried about the fierce sun on the nest.
At my suggestion OH concocted temporary shade from a parasol on a pole. Then she and our friend gently arranged some more branches above, but not touching the nest to provide shelter. We took the parasol down.
These branches will probably need adding to or replacing as they dry out.
We were all a bit shocked at the near miss those birds had. The bush now looks a mess as OH intended to finish the job once the green bin was empty. She will now leave it until the birds vacate the nest.
We were all pleased to see mummy bird come back to the nest a couple of times while we were still out there.
PHEW!
well done your friend for spotting them and S for repairing the shade 
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