The finishing touches

did not help and the nest is not being used. Maybe he has better luck next season.

[Dawn]

A lovely photo and presentation

[Louise & Ken]

Such dedication and sad that it was to no avail...

[Babs]

Oh, dear it must be so disheartening to go to all that effort and not have anyone interested in his handywork.

[Suzanne]

Sad story but great edit.

[Christina]

Oh what a shame

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, what a. shame, but a beautiful image which is beautifully framed.

[Brian]

Awesome image

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a shame after so many hours work!!

[Susan Wakely]

Practice for another time.

[Peter]

They say practice makes perfect keep trying little one, great image Diana:)

[John Falconer]

Well spotted. Great shot.

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh, all that hard work....

[winghong_ho]

A lovely bird. Beautiful capture.

[Mags]

Trial and error! He'll get it eventually. =)

[Paul J]

All that work and it didn’t pay off. I feel sorry for the little guy!

[katy]

That makes me sad. I haven’t given up hope for him, though someone will come along. It’s a great shot of him and his finished product.

[Bucktree]

Great capture. Some of the hardest lessons in life are learned from our mistakes.

[Merrelyn]

What a shame, after all the work that went into it.

[Corinne C]

Wonderfully captured. These birds are amazing builders.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[Cordiander]

Beauty is not everything. I feel sorry for him...

[Olwynne]

What a shame after all the effort to make such a lovely home

[Allison Maltese]

Yep, maybe it was a trial run. Practice never hurts...

[LManning (Laura)]

Poor fella. Hope the practice was good for him!

[Rob Z]

Can't help feeling sorry for him

[narayani]

Poor little guy

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot of this guys efforts.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Awe so sad, wonderful photo

[George]

How sad, but superb shot.

[Heather]

Such a sweet capture but a sad story. Nature is a hard life. Fav

[Rick]

Ahhhh!! So sad, that it goes to all of that work and it can't be used. Great capture.

[Diana]

@Dawn @Weezilou @onewing @ankers70 @christinav @jamibann @briaan @beryl @wakelys @pcoulson @johnfalconer @happysnaps @wh2021 @marlboromaam @pej76 @grammyn @dkellogg @merrelyn @corinnec @mittens @cordulaamann @ollyfran @falcon11 @ljmanning @robz @narayani @carole_sandford @365projectorgchristine @gaf005 @365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Paula Fontanini]

Oh my gosh...that poor guy! I hope he finds himself a new girl next year that can appreciate all his hard work!! I do love this photo!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice