A Bird’s Nest!

One Story A Day (Book 3 for March)

1 A Bird’s Nest! As a young boy, I eagerly listened to my father telling his childhood stories. The image of him and his friends climbing to the top of a tree to fetch a bird's nest hung in my mind for quite a while. I dreamed of peeking into a bird's nest that had eggs or small baby birds inside, like my father did when he was a boy. But that was almost impossible. First, youngsters today are not allowed to climb trees. People think it's too dangerous. Second, we don't have so many birds' nests around anymore. The healthy eco-system of Dad's youth day is slowly disappearing. The number of bird and animal species declines every year, and some even disappear forever. However, early one spring day, my dream came true. It was a Saturday morning. My dad's best friend, who I call Uncle Ben, invited us to visit his business. He sold used cars at his shop outside the city.

It was a large lot, which had about one hundred cars parked on it. Surrounding it were a lot of trees. Uncle Ben led us through the parking lot, pointing out all kinds of different cars-different makes, models, years and prices. As we walked across the lot, we suddenly found something unusual -a bird's nest on top of the rear wheel of a big truck! I was thrilled to be so close. I stared at the nest in amazement. It was real-a real bird's nest with a clutch of eggs sitting inside. " One, two, three, four. " Four little bluishgreen eggs! The nest was made of fine tree branches. It looked sturdy and warm. It was beautiful! How smart the little bird was to make such a delicate nest. And how creative it was to build the nest on the wheel for shelter in this cold Canadian weather! Uncle Ben took a look at the eggs. He said it was a Robin's nest. To prevent the nest from being destroyed, he suggested that we move it to a tree beside the parking lot. We all sincerely hope that the Robin finds her new home and her baby birds.