The Miracle of Birth

Remember this Mama robin I wrote about here and here? Well here she is watching her nest from a nearby tree as I snap a few more pictures. We hadn't seen any activity, so I got a little concerned and tip-toed up the the nest and aimed the camera lens inside to see if there were any eggs inside. No sign of eggs, but I found this instead. . . . . . .

My first thought was that the babies must have been still-born because they weren't making any noise nor were they moving. I had never seen newborn birdies sleeping - I thought they were always hungry and looking for food 24/7.  But two days later I was able to capture this pic while mama was out looking for some food. . . . . . .

It's not the sharpest photograph, (and neither is the one below), but I was so startled when I saw their little necks out-stretched waiting for Mama to return that it was the best I could do.

And I always wondered how does the Mama bird sit on the nest without suffacating her babies?

My question was answered below. . . . 

Here she is snuggling in with her babies!