Chickadee Security

[pez]

I noticed this small bird hanging out on a buried gate pipe by my driveway around dusk, and wondered why it kept returning to that spot. I discovered a nest and four eggs, about 15 inches down! So I returned with a 100mm Macro and a flashlight...

 

[pyzik]

Ha!
Chickadees are one of my favorite birds.

You would think it would be hard to come in and out 15" down! Not enough space to get the wings extended.
Hope those babies don't have too hard of a time learning to fly outa there.

 

[Radical]

that's cool

 

[pez]

Ha!
Chickadees are one of my favorite birds.

You would think it would be hard to come in and out 15" down! Not enough space to get the wings extended.
Hope those babies don't have too hard of a time learning to fly outa there.

Yes, I have "grave doubts" about the position of this nest. Perhaps it was higher up and slid down. There are other problems- heat (perhaps mitigated by the ground somewhat), rain, etc. Overall, pretty much a birdbrained engineering solution, I'm afraid...

 

[pyzik]

Ha!
Chickadees are one of my favorite birds.

You would think it would be hard to come in and out 15" down! Not enough space to get the wings extended.
Hope those babies don't have too hard of a time learning to fly outa there.

Yes, I have "grave doubts" about the position of this nest. Perhaps it was higher up and slid down. There are other problems- heat (perhaps mitigated by the ground somewhat), rain, etc. Overall, pretty much a birdbrained engineering solution, I'm afraid...

Hahahaha, that was good.

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[Ron Evers]

Sorta like the Starlings nesting down 10' in our chimney - how the heck do they get out.

 

[IzzieK]

That was cute...perhaps you can help it a little bit? I would...

 

[Ron Evers]

That was cute...perhaps you can help it a little bit? I would...

A vacuum cleaner perhaps.

 

[DarkShadow]

Disturbing the nest is a bad idea and mommy may abandon the nest. A weird location to nest but they should be fine left alone.

 

[bigpuddin43]

If you touch it you will ensure it doesn't survive just leave it be. Nature is cruel but it is survival of the fittest and that includes the intelligence of where to nest.

 

[pez]

Well, apparently conventional wisdom may be a little off. Looks like assisting the chicks may be successful in some cases.

 

[pez]

Hatchlings! Although this image looks more like something out of John Carpenter's The Thing...