Look what I found in a tree
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339433)
Rockingham, Australia
October 9, 2018 12:56am CST
I’ve been down in our patch of bush raking up leaf litter and during it. The area hasn’t been burnt for years so I raked a patch bare first and now I’m burning small heaps of leaves at a time. There is only me here so I don’t want the fire to get away.
While I was there I spotted a cute little bird’s nest at about waist height. It has been very carefully and neatly built and there are two tiny eggs in it. I came back to the house for my camera and when I came back a willy-wagtail was sitting on the eggs. When she left later I took a quick photo of the nest then later took one with her in it. I’ve had to crop it heavily so it’s not well-focussed. The nest with the bird in it is slightly left and about centre of the photo
I’ve paired with another wagtail nest that was built in my brother’s machinery shed. They are cute little black and white birds which continually wag their tails from side to side hence the name.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 18
@youless Really? I have not heard about that. I guess that's why I saw some Chinese here like to buy the bird nests and hang them in the front yard for decoration. I thought it's purely for decoration. There were a few times some bird built nest in my front yard. I thought it's because my front yard is too messy, so the birds were able to use some "garbage" to build their nest. 
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@snowy22315 (180366)
• United States
9 Oct 18
A bird used to build a nest on an old bug zapper I had under the eaves of the porch. I took it down..because those birds used to startle at night if the door was open. I didn't want one ending up in the house.
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@snowy22315 (180366)
• United States
10 Oct 18
@JudyEv in one of the houses i lived in birds for in the chimney once.I called animal control who got them out . Our old grey car who didn't move a muscle if he did have to was as quick as lightning getting one of those birds in his mouth..
i hid in a bedroom and the animal control but eventually got both birds out of the house!
i hid in a bedroom and the animal control but eventually got both birds out of the house!1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct 18
@snowy22315 It's amazing how much energy even an old cat can have when they want to.
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.@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Oct 18
And that is what we think happened - the eggs got fried. We don't have cats here but there are native cats (chudditches) which would be partial to a couple of eggs. And occasionally someone will dump a cat and it will find its way here.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
9 Oct 18
Oh wow that is very low nesting of the bird, cannot be in here because the kids will surely get the eggs and shoo away the birds.
We also have mango tree in the yard and we see some nest there but because its taller we cannot closely snap of it.
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@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Oct 18
It is very low but the branches make an ideal support for the nest. Usually it is not possible to get a photo inside the nest. The one I took doesn't really show the eggs but I wanted to be quick and get out the way so I wouldn't frighten off the bird.
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@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Oct 18
@ilocosboy You are right. It is sturdy. It seems to be made of grass and cobwebs mostly.
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
9 Oct 18
Its cool, really cool, I think thst is a sturdy kind of nest.
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@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
9 Oct 18
They are neatly made nests. I was surprised at the one made in machinery shed. Just wondering if the eggs would fall down from the nest.
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@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
9 Oct 18
@JudyEv I could see it.
I was just wondering if it might fall with the weight of eggs.
So the eggs hatched and were the chicks not able to survive due to heat??
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@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
9 Oct 18
@JudyEv Definitely the skill of a trapeze artist. I am so sad if the chicks could not survive the heat.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Oct 18
Once a bird built a nest in Tony`s work boot in the garage., he gave it to the bird.
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@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct 18
What else could you do? Out of interest, was the boot on a shelf or on the floor?
Out of interest, was the boot on a shelf or on the floor?
@thedevilinme (4126)
• Northampton, England
9 Oct 18
Staying in various backpackers across Australia you never forget the colorful birds who seem so happy - and terrified by the fruitbacks hanging of the drain pipe!
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@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct 18
I am not at all keen on bats. You rarely see them in our state and to see them in Queensland really put me off.
@wolfgirl569 (105819)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Oct 18
That is a very low nest. But a lovely surprise.
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