Eastern Phoebe Birds in the Garage - 3rd Straight Year

For three years in a row, these birds have built their nest and hatched a family in our garage. Each year they add on to the nest making it bigger. I can't go fishing any more!  I had though they were barn Swallows, but after extensive research Elly found out that they are Easter Phoebes

Eastern Phoebes learning to fly. Mom shows baby how to fly and then the baby tries it for herself. Really Cool! This is in my garage and has gone on for 3 years now. I think they may be leaving us soon!

 

 Some close-up pictures.

 A few weeks after this family moved out of the nest, another family moved in after adding to the nest again.  At fist we thought that this family had "sub-let" the nest to another couple.  But our research showed that it was the same couple that came back to raise a second family.  It seems that the Eastern Phoebe has two broods each year. Cool!