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May 2nd, 2008I’m wondering if it has already been inhabited or is still under construction. I’m not that into ornithology, so I expect someone more knowledgeable than I to speak definitively.
No snow today! o
I’m wondering if it has already been inhabited or is still under construction. I’m not that into ornithology, so I expect someone more knowledgeable than I to speak definitively.
No snow today! o
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
This would make an amazing print!!
As for the nest? Looks like it is under construction to me. But I, too, have an untrained eye when it comes to this kind of stuff.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:28 am
It looks pretty flimsy for something that’s still in use. Maybe it’s a nest-in-progress? A robin built its nest on the ledge right outside our bedroom window… so we get to peek in and check on the egg’s progress from time to time. It’s neat!
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
The old question. . . is the nest half complete or is the nest half deteriorated. Check for down feathers or poo. Those would denote an already been used nest.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
i would have to say nest in progress. but i have no expertise on the matter either. it looks a little small to be in use. nice shot.
also, hooray for no more snow. i was grumbling this morning about the cold, 55 degree rain we’re having in the northeast and then I watched the clip below. no more grumbling from me.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
We had a mama bird build in our wreath on the front door this year!
It was awesome for the kids (and us).. We couldn’t use the front door for over a month, but we got to see the building, the eggs, the babies and Sunday morning we saw her shuffling them all around the yard in an intense educational lesson. Now they’re gone - so sad..
According to my grandmother, most birds start 2 or 3 nests before they settle on the best location - maybe this was a discard?
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I love sepia tones but I can never find the right shot to use them in…yours are great.
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Reason enough to mix a drink and sit and watch all day in the name of investigation..if they’re building it they will come..
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
someone who knows the word ‘orinthology’ and uses it in a sentence even, could probably hazzard a guess, even a definative one at that….
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
My guess is a nest in progress too. I do a fair amount of ornithology, amateur, of course, and I would doubt that partial nest could have wintered there in such good condition. After a season of eggs, babies, food, and poop, they’re usually pretty ratty and probably wouldn’t have survived the winter you’ve had. It probably wouldn’t have survived the San Diego winter this year; it was really wet — well, relatively speaking.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
I love this picture! Branches always get me….add in a nest and perfection.
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I just took ornithology this semester. I would say in progress. Many birds will build a few nests at the start of spring and make a choice on the best one. Females are finickey. Also I don’t think a nest from last summer could have made it through ALL the snow you had this winter.
Take a few pictures if you see it occupied later on.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I would say that given right now is prime baby bird season, that it is in-use.
We have outdoor speakers mounted on our patio ceiling and their is a cute little family of newborn finches or swallows living there. It is amazing to watch and listen to them mature. I cannot get up close enough to take a picture, or I would post as well.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Teenage Mom….just throwing something together….not sure what she is doing…just yet.