January 11, 2023

I am an Eastern Phoebe

I'm monogamous and a creature of habit

I'll reuse a nest site every year

Which I always renovate, though nothing elaborate. 

A new coat of mud, leaves and grass right over the old

And we're ready to raise young and cohabit.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sayornis_phoebe/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson