For the next several days, we witnessed the male robin continued to guard his territory and wait in vain with the return of his lady love. We thought he looked somewhat puzzled and dejected, but continued to guard his territory by fighting off all other male robin intruders. We were so sad.
About four days later, another female appears in our yard and another courtship begins! Our boy is finally successful, and his new mate completes the building of the nest. Almost immediately, she begins laying eggs, and we are ecstatic!! She lays a total of four eggs, and tends them on a regular basis. The male continues to support her, protect her and guard his territory.
We are now waiting in eager anticipation for the eggs to hatch. To be continued…
