bluebird nest thief--Not my cat
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bluebird nest thief--Not my cat
While in my kitchen today I was watching the bluebird house and what do I see but a House Wren enter the box.
Two days ago the nest had another set of eggs in it, the Wren took out some nest materials and flew away. Came right back to the nest, it had a bluebird egg in it's beak and flew away with it. Went straight out to see if any eggs were left-NO. But on the new hardware cloth cat protector was fresh yolk, that goofy wren is the problem and not my cat.
Male house wrens will go about making nests everywhere, until a female finally says yes to start a nest. I was shocked to see this wren destroying the bluebird nest and the eggs.
Just hope the blues will come back, as I will keep the wren away as much as possible.
Two days ago the nest had another set of eggs in it, the Wren took out some nest materials and flew away. Came right back to the nest, it had a bluebird egg in it's beak and flew away with it. Went straight out to see if any eggs were left-NO. But on the new hardware cloth cat protector was fresh yolk, that goofy wren is the problem and not my cat.
Male house wrens will go about making nests everywhere, until a female finally says yes to start a nest. I was shocked to see this wren destroying the bluebird nest and the eggs.
Just hope the blues will come back, as I will keep the wren away as much as possible.
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For the first time this year, I saw a cardinal going after a bluebird near the bluebird house. We were away all day Saturday and came home to see a hawk sitting on top of the bluebird house! Fortunately the bluebirds fledge before dawn, so there's hope that the hawk was too late for a meal.
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The house hole is perfect for the bluebirds but the wren is so much smaller than the bluebirds. The hole for a wren house is just over 1" and for the bluebirds it is 1 1/2", so no problem getting in.
jingle, it was the wren that I saw it with the shell in the beak flying off, can not mistake a pretty blue egg shell.
The wren was putting sticks/twigs in my open front Saturday paper box. Around here the wren uses twigs to make the nest, nothing soft at all like the bluebirds are using.
jingle, it was the wren that I saw it with the shell in the beak flying off, can not mistake a pretty blue egg shell.
The wren was putting sticks/twigs in my open front Saturday paper box. Around here the wren uses twigs to make the nest, nothing soft at all like the bluebirds are using.
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Does anyone know how to preserve a whole birds egg? I found a beautiful blue one when I was just walking across the lawn the other day, with no birds or nest nearby. I would love to save it and put it in the nest I kept from last years winter cleanup. I tried once before on a real egg, and it exploded in my garage one night. We had a big laugh later, when we figured out what made the big noise out there.
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