Found these six robin eggs in the hanging fern on our front porch. Walked outside to pick up a package and saw the bird fly out of the plant. The main picture was taken on the 8th.
Here’s a picture of them from today. All six eggs are still there, but they have not hatched yet:
Brown-headed cowbirds are brood parasites; they lay their eggs in nests of other species and then their chicks are raised by the birds who made the nest, often at the expense of the nest-owners’ offspring. Nature is really crazy sometimes.