How it is doing

We planted a nice drop-more honeysuckle vine with trumpet shaped flowers, just right for hummingbirds.  We put a large brass trellis right against the dining room window so we have seen many hummingbirds as they drink nectar.  Over the years, various songbirds looked over the site.  It is sheltered by the wall and by the house overhang.  Why not build a nest in the vine?

The reason is that the plant is not all that stable.  Nests can tumble out and have.  It can tilt and drop eggs to smash below and has.  We learned to be on the lookout for exploring birds and shoo them away.  Actions by birds and maybe by us attracted chipmunks, who at first lapped up cracked eggs but ate the blossoms.  Now all those nice blossoms are gone. As Paula Poundstone says, we can't have anything nice.