Disappointed Mom!

I am SOOOOOO disappointed in my three oldest boys tonight! Our resident Mama bird that has been taking turns with Daddy bird sitting on the nest was SCREAMING when I walked outside. I noticed her eggs from the driveway, which up to now you had to be at the flowerbed before you saw them. I walked over and she stood over her nest squawking and acting like she had her broken wing, but not running away.

Before I even got to the nest boys started blaming everyone else for whatever (I didn't know what had happened at the time). One of the boys (or three of the boys) messed with the eggs. Not only did they touch them, they broke two eggs. Mama wasn't going away from her nest because she was so upset!

It doesn't matter who did what, they all three have heard the speech over and over about not going over there at all right now. They all three were there when whoever did whatever and they did not stop the wrong-doer. Nor, did they come let their parents know what the wrong-doer was doing.

Whether we were animal people or not (which obviously with our zoo - we are), this is basic disrespect. They knew if they touched her eggs she would no longer take care of them. They knew better. That bird had never messed with them at all. She simply sits on her nest, under the rose bush in the flowerbed they are NOT supposed to be in.

They made SO many wrong choices in a matter of minutes - ALL THREE OF THEM!