Why do Red Robins lay blue eggs?

We've been sprucing up our arbor and patio getting ready to enjoy some warm leisure time outside. The arbor had to be re-stained. I'll show some before and after photos at a later post. Our Adirondack chairs and glider had to be painted, have to find a new umbrella for our patio table, and then we can start scattering some pretty flowers all around. In the process, we discovered a robin's nest at the top corner of the arbor. My hubby climbed up a ladder and got this photo of the red red robin's eggs. Aren't they a pretty blue? Thus the popular color, Robin's egg blue. Have you ever wondered why red robins lay blue eggs? We are going to keep a watch on the progress of these little eggs and mother robin red dress and let you know the outcome. (That is if I can get him to climb that ladder again!) :=O

Here's a shot of the corner of the arbor where Mizz Robin lives with her quadruplet of unhatched baby blue bird eggs.

Oh...and how about that wisteria hanging on the arbor. A couple of years ago it bloomed like this, but was quickly killed by a late freeze so this year is the first time we have been able to enjoy it's blossoms. As you can see, the bees like it too.

Be sure and visit the other "blues" on Blue Monday at smilingsally.blogspot.com.