Such a shame

The bluebirds attempted a second brood, but unfortunately the eggs weren't fertilized. After 3 weeks of futile incubation and another 2 weeks after the parents left the box, I cleaned it out and found these gorgeous eggs. It's so sad that they missed this opportunity. We can always use bluebirds to eat all the grasshoppers and leaf-footed conifer bugs that have and will inundate us.

So pretty nestled in their little grassy bed.