On a spring day in Virginia

On a spring day in 2007 while visiting in Virginia, I happened to spot a Robin sitting on her nest along the top of a fence beside my son's home. She sat there long enough for me to capture this image, all the while watching me to be sure I would not disturb her nest full of eggs.

A couple of weeks later my son told me the eggs had hatched, and from an upstairs window they could see the little babies when the mother was feeding them. A short time later the babies became small birds and left the nest to join their mother and father.