A pair of cedar waxwings appeared on our deck and started tugging at plant material in the pots. They were having a hard time freeing the stuff, so I collected some material for them and placed it in the feeding dish.
The birds jumped on the new material and gathered it in their bills while I was still standing on the deck!
Throughout the day, they grabbed pieces of grass, lavender stems, cotton twine, green carpet fibers, and dog hair. With both adults in a building frenzy, the nest should be complete in no time.
They brought the material to a small maple below our deck. We can now check the nest's progress as we leave and enter the apartment.
3 comments:
Is your data about hummingbird nests available somewhere?
I have a nest I'm watching--an opportunity I've never had so close.
Looking for all the info I can get my hands on.
Nina at Nature Remains
very cool max! glad you could help the birds out!
I would love a copy, if it isn't a bother.
I'm at ninaharfmann at hotmail dot com.
Thanks so much and good luck!
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