Posted By Paul on 06/28/2007 1:28 PM
YES---PICS! Do you think it fell out of a tree, or possibly was a ground-nesting bird? We have a lot of Killdeer birds here that nest right on the ground---usually in gravel, around parking lots or even close to train tracks. They sort of look like sandpipers to me, and are very pretty birds, and a total hoot to watch! If you get close th their nest, they will fly off a distance from where the nest is located and "fake" a broken wing, so you'll divert your attention to them instead of the eggs.
I'm pretty sure the bird built the nest in the pot because it is almost completely in the middle of the plant. I was afraid that I would've scared the momma bird off after I took the basket off the hook (it's hanging on a tree) and started picking out dead flowers, but when I took Bama out a minute ago, I peeked in and she (or he) was sitting on the nest. Maybe I can catch momma off the nest and get some pics. My luck, they'll hatch while I'm at the beach next week. It is the bird I thought it was, too, but I still don't know what kind it is. |