WASHINGTON — This is a story about a fledgling family at America’s most famous address, an inspiring saga about new beginnings and the audacity of hope. It’s a story about a robin’s nest.
Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds first spotted the bird, flitting into and out of a bush next to the White House press briefing room. It’s a high-traffic location, with reporters coming and going at all hours, and camera crews traipsing past, lugging heavy equipment.
Yet the female robin seemed oblivious to it all. And soon, Edmonds figured out why. This mom was moments from hatching half a dozen chicks.
So Edmonds set up his tripod and took photographs. They show the pale blue eggs cracking and the chicks emerging, squinting, into sunshine.
What drove this mother to choose the White House, the specific bush? This bird’s not singing.
