Cool Nest

[C Bryant]

When I got home from work today I noticed a crow and an odd fuzzy thing in my neighbors grass. I walked of to check it out and the crow was pecking at a broken egg, which had apparently fallen from the tree which was overhead. The fuzzy thing turned out to be a nest, I would guess that maybe the crow had something to do with the nest no longer being in the tree! lol Anyhow, I picked up the nest and inspected it for any more eggs, of which there were none, but realized how cool this nest was. It was a very suburban nest, very little natural nesting material was used to build it. It has a lot of what looks like pillow stuffing, paper towel strips, some really short carpet yarn, and all kinds of little bit so man made stuff. I just had to marvel at it. The inside was lined with very small feathers, and was quite small. I'd guess by the size of the "living quarters" of this nest and their abundance around here that it was from a sparrow.

 

[kgd]

That is pretty cool - nature makes do with what it has!
When I find a nest made out of panty liners and used condoms, I will post it to this thread.....Oh I have a story on the Detroit River once where............................................................................................

 

[cmdionne]

That is pretty cool - nature makes do with what it has!
When I find a nest made out of panty liners and used condoms, I will post it to this thread.....Oh I have a story on the Detroit River once where............................................................................................

I've heard the story, but it would be great if you could please refrain from telling it again. I often have to get in that water at work, and sometimes ignorance is bliss.

 

[Rupestris]

That is pretty cool - nature makes do with what it has!
When I find a nest made out of panty liners and used condoms, I will post it to this thread.....Oh I have a story on the Detroit River once where............................................................................................

If this were W&C I'd tell you the name of the bird that made that nest. rhymes with _hitbird.

C,
Crows or Ravens (can't remember which) have a facination with reflective godies. They'll take strips of Christmas tree tinsel or aluminum foil back to their nests to decorate it. Just a useless bit of trivia.

For those that have hunted or thought about hunting Crow,

Q- what do you do with a dead Crow?

A- Put it in the pile with the rest of the dead Crows.