I never know if, when we lived in the city, there were never that many interesting things that happened or, if because I enjoy life out here so much, I’m constantly finding things to share.
I just went into the shop to get an empty egg carton to go gather the afternoon eggs. When I opened the carton, there was a big mud dauber nest in there. I knocked it out, stepped on all the little critters. I know . . they eat spiders and I could have left them alone but there are so many of them here. I’m constantly chasing one down in the sewing room or in the house. Besides, I needed that egg carton and couldn’t very well stick eggs in the carton with that big old slab of mud in there.
On the way out to the coop, I decided to grab a handful of crushed oyster shells for the chickens.
Bag of Crushed Oyster Shells
Good thing I looked before sticking my hand in there!
What’s Inside?
There was something inside there besides oyster shells!
A Bird’s Nest
So . . the chickens aren’t getting oyster shells for a while!
Kathy in WV says
How wonderful….a whole new family has moved in with you…it’s wonderful to watch but sometimes hard to keep the watching from interfering. We’ve found birds” nests in some out-of-the-way places but never one as strangle as a bag of oyster shells! What a nice surprise!
Gail Frenz says
Fun! Any idea what kind of grandbirds you’ll be having?
JudyL says
No idea. I’m not real smart when it comes to bird eggs.
Denise ~ justquiltin says
Pearls in your oysters?? LOL
Denise ~ justquiltin says
Dagnabbit- the old email popped up with my comment above. I have to go figure out how to stop that.
Sharon says
That is one smart mama bird. I love hearing about your country life. I grew up in the country but married a city boy, so guess where we live. Love the blog.
Erin says
Wow wee! That’s one pretty nest in there! How clever are those birds! You are having all sorts of fun!
Lee says
Oh so much better to find a bird’s nest than black widows, scorpions or snakes, or whatever other ugly creatures are in your neck of the woods. Now, wasn’t there a bird’s nest in something else you posted about recently? Hehe, time to start closing everything up well, so that critters stay out!
JudyL says
Doesn’t bother me if they build in the bag . . they need a place for their home too. We had a nest on top of the windshield wiper on the Highlander and a nest in my boots.
Lee says
Curiosity got the best of me so I searched a little on what kind of bird might have laid these eggs. It appears it might be a Carolina Wren (http://www.thebirdersreport.com/egg-and-nest-identification – go a little less than half way down the sight and just at & below the picture of the sweatshirt on a clothesline). Everything descriptive indicates this is the nesting habit of this bird – and they’re in Texas 🙂
Susan says
Looks like you can let anything sit for five minutes around your place!
Rosie Davis says
Isn’t country life a hoot?
AngieG9 says
Judy, you have the most interesting life I have ever read about. A birds nest in your boots? I used to see them in a lot of places when I lived in the country, but never anything like that. Be sure to take photos when they hatch. I want to see what kind of bird it is.
scrappyhappystarfishy says
Goodness! You are going to have to get a small, LED flashlight to dangle off your wrist – to double check every nook and cranny before sticking your hand in… varmits, snakes… birdsnests! I hope you have put plastic bags secured with large rubber bands over the top of your rubber boots though – you don’t want to get a nasty bite on your foot! Cheers! Evelyn
Linda says
Wow! It’s nice to have some nice critters show up for a change.
Hilary McDaniel says
Louie thinks they are quail eggs. You seen any quails lately?