Well, since I'm here at the screen anyway, I may as well post one more, before DH comes tells me to lay down again. Poo! Anyway, while still in the hard neck brace, I could not turn my head AT ALL. So I devised a way to see what was going on outside the windows behind me, using a mirror. I watched and listened as mamma finch gave loud opinions to red-headed poppa finch as to just what sort of building supplies he brought home. She would reject some and off he'd fly, returning with a different selection. Pretty funny. We called them "trips to Home Depot!" Eventually, the mamma laid these five eggs, and the two parents have taken up residencey in the old Christmas wreath right next to my front door. No amount of comings and goings seemed to discourage her. She now seems quite happy with the nest, and the thistle feeder and bird bath near by. DH says she must be the envy all the other mamma birds! Wonder how long they take to hatch? Now we are avoiding using the front door as much as possible.
