This picture was taken in front of a suburban elementary school.
I feel terrible for her because I think she chose her nesting spot when covid lockdown was in effect and now she is stuck with tons of children running by twice a day. Literally 2 meters away from her.
Will give her credit where credit is due that she sticks it out and doesn't leave her nest.
(Don't worry, she's roped off and they make regular announcements to use as reminders for everyone to look out for her.)
Yeah, they made a nest in the gravel left behind from a torn down building near where I live. I found the nest because as I was walking ~40 feet away one of them started going nuts. I never would've noticed the nest had they not called my attention to it :/
It was fun watching the baby birds emerge though, I thought the rain had drowned them for a while.
They're really stupid but have adapted really well to their stupidity. If you get too close to the nest, a parent will often mime having a broken wing to lead predators away from the eggs.
