Years ago I painted a bunch of bird houses and hung them up under our awning. Almost every year we have either chickadees or wrens that make their nest there. This year, it is a pair of very anxious black-capped chickadees. They spend at least a minute scanning the area before approaching their house. Then, while on a walk the other day, I saw a VERY fast black-capped chickadee fly straight into a hole in a tree! No scanning the area before entering for this bird. What an ingenious home! It was a hole in the knot of a tree. It was right at eye level and I didn't even disturb them. In the first picture you can see one parent going into the nest with a grub. In the final picture you can see a parent taking out a "fecal sac" from the baby. It is always good practice to keep one's house clean.
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