How a peach basket became a home for a baby robin in Murfreesboro

Sometimes baby birds need a helping hand or at least a peachy new nest.

The day after Memorial Day, I noticed a baby robin sprawled out in a peculiar pose on my driveway. Instantly I could tell he wasn’t ready to be out on his own.

The bird was missing a few feathers and wasn’t attempting to get away; I estimated he was a week from fledging. The nest was about 15 feet up in a pear tree…

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