Thursday 25 February 2010

Nested problems

Nested problems

Whilst standing on the platform this morning it struck me how difficult it is to actually build a nest in a tree.
 This also led me think that it is inevitable that all birds that are forced to do it ( by a weird quirk of nature) aren't necessarily proficient  at it.
My thinking is based on the principals that all humans aren't necessarily good at DIY.
If you were a bird that is afflicted with this problem, it must be incredibly disheartening to arrive at your chosen tree with your correctly selected stick, only to lay it down and see it fall 20 feet to the floor.

2 comments:

  1. We have a tree outside our youngest's bedroom window. Last year a VERY large woodpigeon nested in it. She hatched 2 enormous chicks. Now that was a comedy moment watching mum & offspring fighting for space in the smallest nest ever. She obviously didn't possess a 'spaceplanning' gene and hadn't bargained on having 2 obese bairns. Bless!

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  2. Perhaps there are bird firms that charge others for doing up their nests? Phhh, s'gonna cost you a few extra worms to do one that size mate......

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