Sunday, August 02, 2015
Napa nest 6.
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I'm so excited. I have a dark-eyed junco nest in my Pinot grigio vines. With Vinomaker's help, I spent most of my day putting up the bird netting in the Pinot grigio vines. Just as I was pulling some unwanted lateral growth from higher up in the canopy I noticed this nest. As the nest was just above eye level, I had to stand on my tiptoes to see inside - four eggs, wow! Just then I realised I was being harangued by a dark-eyed junco female who wasn't nearly as excited with my find as I was. Sorry momma, let me just get right out of your way.
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4 comments:
Amazingly intricate, but the eggs are beautiful; no wonder there used to be (illegal) egg collectors.
NHW: Bird eggs fascinate me. And these eggs are the handiwork of none other than my pal, Necklace: http://vinsanity-vino.blogspot.com/2015/01/necklace.html
I spotted him collecting nesting materials about two weeks ago, now he's busy, darting here and there, collecting insects for the missus.
Thud: It is pretty cool to recognise the bird who fathered the eggs...wonder if his offspring will have the same colouration as their dad.
mine don't!
Thud: Funny :)
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