Summer guests

For several days we’ve noticed a male and female house finch making frequent visits to our covered porch. They particularly seemed to enjoy an old wicker, fly-fisherman basket that decorates the house wall. It’s only yesterday that I caught the male stepping inside the square opening of the lid and entering his summer “apartment.” Since there is about a 10 inch drop between the lid and the bottom of that basket, we wonder how the little ones, if there are any, will be able to get away once they get their flying license? To be continued…