Empty Nest

I was at my mom's house today, and of course, the first thing I did was check on the baby birds.  I was expecting to find more of this:

but instead, I found an empty nest.  I asked my mom when they flew away, and she said they were gone this morning when she checked on them.  I am sad that I didn't get to see them make that big first step, but I am happy that all four birds made it.

Hopefully next year we will have more babies.