Happy Mother's Day

Lots of mothering - or pre-mothering - going on here.

On the top, a Brewer's blackbird has made a nest in a satsuma mandarin.

Below, a mallard duck has snagged a spot near a persimmon tree.

The Brewer's will do fine. The mallard, not so sure, since it's within a fenced enclosure with no access to water.

 We'll report back.