Recently I have noticed numerous blog posts about birds building nests near the house. On porches, decks, garages, lampposts and so on.
For instance :
Golden Days Ginnie had this to say about her most recent bird nest find on her front porch:
"a bunch of leaves seemed to have blown together on top of a 3-tier wrought iron piece where I usually put fresh flowers in season.Imagine my surprise when I tried to move it and a startled little Carolina Wren flew out. She had been protecting her eggs and I quickly realized it was her nest."
This made me recall one of the most unusual spots birds have chosen near my home for their nest.
Once some years back my husband had left one of his golf caps on a baker's rack in the open garage. A bird built a nest in it and that tickled us. And hubby lost his golf hat for the duration.
Then another time prior to that I had gotten one of those KiaPet things as a joke gift for hubby. It was of a bald head with seed on top. I watered the KiaPet and the {hair) seed came in green and plentiful.We left it outside on the same rack. After the grass dried out another enterprising bird kept picking the dry grass from the Kia head to use for a nest.
And believe it or not we kept seeing a little bird flying in and out of a small hole in our gas grill on the patio. Yes. It was building a nest in the grill. And of course we couldn't grill until the wee ones hatched. Then we cleaned out the nest and covered the hole. We did not want grilled bird eggs for dinner.:(
Do you remember any unusual or fun places birds have nested near your home?
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We have had Carolina wrens build a nest in the nail bucket in the garage when the builders were building the new house. They had to bring in a new bucket! We also have to be careful with the canoe hanging upside down in the garage as the wren love nesting in that.
Wow!!!
No, we never had birds anywhere. Mrs. Clean, my mom, was too much of a neat freak.
A Dove foolishly built her nest on top of the corner post that supports the carport roof. She was very diligent and rarely left the nest.
However, we get violently gusty wind storms here and one of them blew the nest down. I felt so sorry for the mama to be. She didn't try again the following year so I guess she learned her lesson.
Hi Chancy
Thanks for visiting.
I read a few of your posts and I love them. Just the sort of thing that would tickle my fancy!
Let's pop in on each other occasionally.
I seem to always got birds building their nests by my air conditioner outside my bedroom window. I think it must happen every year....and they're not quiet about it either. Now it's become a joke with my son and I. Sometimes we watch TV on my bed in my room and suddenly we might hear a lot of chatter going on outside that bedroom window. God only knows what's upset that mother bird. Hey, maybe she doesn't like my program. Sorry babbling birdie...find another air conditioner....
Tabor.
I have heard of "Carpenter Bees". In fact I have some of them on my deck. The pests!
But you must have "Carpenter Wrens". since they choose the carpenter's nail bucket for their nests.
::)
Joy
I think you should stop watching the "Tom And Jerry" cartoons.You know birdies do not like cats. :)
Kay -What a pity. No bird nests.
Darlene- I guess your birds live and learn the hard way.
Friko -thanks for visiting here too all the way from the UK.
They almost always nest on top of the silk wreath I have beside my front door, and if I hang real ferns from the porch rafters, they will build nests there, too.
Kenju
Silk wreath. :)
Classy birds :)
Hi Chancy: It seems that birds are very imaginative when it comes to making a home. The eggs have hatched in my nest and so far they seem to be thriving.
(Forgot to hit "save"! Round 2)
From 2000 through 2007, we had barn swallows nesting above the arch of our front porch, above the steps down to the sidewalk. However, in Fall 2007, I failed to take down that year's nest. Came Spring 2008, an Eastern phoebe started building her nest atop the barn swallow nest. A fracas ensued when the swallows arrived. Neither species nested there in 2008! Nothing, so far, this year. ; (
When I was an active pilot, flying small Cessna aircraft, I followed standard practice of carefully inspecting inside the engine compartment for bird nests. Our avian friends were apt to build their nests in the space between engine and cowling!
Cop Car
WOW Cop Car
You win the prize for most interesting bird nestings.
Hummingbirds built a nest on a spark arrestor on our patio ceiling light cord. The second year they came back and added more height to the upper rim in an engineering feat designed to balance the nest 'cause somehow it had tipped slightly.
Sadly, I must cede the prize to Joared, don't you think?!
CC
A prize??? A prize, you say!!! What is it? I think those hummingbirds deserve the prize.
Joared
You win the prize. Sorry Cop Car.
You, Joared,may deed the prize to Mr and Mrs. Hummingbird. They are indeed the "most original"
Years supply of nectar?
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