Re: Bird nest, now swallows

wAY cool. To get that close to them..and just watch is so wonderful. We
had to save our last batch of baby ducklings from whatever (not benign)
creature in the water was eating them. Most likely those big ole turtles
or the big catfish out there. Until they get bigger, they are in a pen
with their mother....who hisses if you try to get near her and her
babies. Just trying to SAVE them.



james singer <jsinger@igc.org> wrote:
When I lived on the Severn River [Maryland, not England] we [first 
wife, kids, and I] had a diving platform about 50 yards off shore. 
Swallows used to build their nests under the diving platform and we 
[first wife, kids, and me] would float under it to watch. I think the 
birds must have thought we were some sort of benign water animal 
because we could get quite close to their industry and not spook them.

On Friday, June 11, 2004, at 02:18 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> How cool that you get to watch the whole thing with easy viewing. I 
> have
> two nests that I'm watching right now...but NOT easy access. We have
> some swallows who built up high on our back porch. All I can see are 
> the
> little beaks resting on the rim of the mud nest. The other nest is way
> deep inside a honeysuckle vine that looks more like a shrub. Sparrows. 
> I
> like to watch the babies grow up and leave. But, it is sad when your
> plant gets trashed. Ever take a birds nest and watch it grow? If you
> take the nest and sit it on top of a pot of dirt and water it off and
> on....it starts growing "things". Whatever seeds the birds "deposited"
> in there start to grow. Kind of fun for kids to watch.
>
>
>
> james singer wrote:
> We have a pot of variegated shell ginger [Alpinia zerumbet v.] just
> outside out back door. A pair of sparrows have decided to call it home
> and are building a nest in it. The good part is we'll be able to watch
> their progress through a window as they create a family; the bad part
> is they'll probably trash the ginger.
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> Zone 10
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
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