tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post5580639573018915761..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: Did You Know???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-54072943097045506142019-08-03T18:51:40.151-06:002019-08-03T18:51:40.151-06:00Your info was interesting and I followed up with m...Your info was interesting and I followed up with my own search. I found that the first year is their most difficult and as you found a lot die, but if they make it through the first year, they can live 12 or 13 years and up to 17 years in captivity. Thanks for your column, I read them allJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382165698597145133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-80599467336324141412019-08-03T15:19:02.394-06:002019-08-03T15:19:02.394-06:00Way back (around 1971) when my oldest was an infa...Way back (around 1971) when my oldest was an infant, a pair of robins built a nest outside the bedroom window. My baby and I watched the eggs hatch, and spent hours watching the hungry little chicks running their poor mama and papa crazy. I even got to see them when they left the nest and were taught to fly, right in our front yard. Now I'm getting old and can't remember what I was doing 5 minutes ago, but cherish the memories from so long ago watching those baby birds!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.com