Fertile for Purple

Purple, my favorite color, painted on the roof of a birdhouse

gifted from neighbor

placed on a pole behind a Japanese Maple

at the front of the house,

the tree now red-leafed and bushy in spring

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Pruning lower branches,

we see

hornets buzzing around the juicy red leaves,

danger

Evil invaders, they can

kill nesting birds and hatchlings

Confirmed! Half-built bird nest filled with hornet eggs

Invaders and danger removed

House will be cleaned and returned

for any feathered friends feeling

fertile for purple

Copyright © 5/9/2024 by Andrea O. Corwin

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Author Note: A neighbor gave me a small wooden unpainted birdhouse with a purple roof, knowing purple is my favorite color. I didn't have a photo, so I used AI to create one. Our tree is much prettier and has feathery leaves. We have birdhouses that birds use made using bird specifications for the hole size and the babies. This was more decorative, so we put it on a pole next to the house in the front. As my husband was pruning the bushy Japanese Maple, removing lower branches that were covering a hosta plant, I saw the hornets flying in and out of the birdhouse. We care for bees and have many bumblebees in our yard. Huge, fat, and all colors. These insects were either Hornets or Yellow Jackets, and even though they are pollinators, they can't be allowed to nest near a residence. My husband took down the house, opened it, and found a nest of hornets inside a half-built bird nest. We usually rub soap on the inside of the birdhouse holes, which is supposed to keep hornets out.