Darn those birds - they outsmarted me!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
May 11, 2017 12:23pm CST
I will never use the phrase 'bird brain' ever again!
I thought all was well with the rubber snake keeping the birds out of my hanging basket. When I put the snake in it yesterday there was no nest, I made sure of that.
The birds were hanging around the plant last evening, but I didn't see them with building material in their beaks! I thought I had it under control - wrong!
We were out most of the morning - running to the pool supply store, the grocery store, etc. Once we put things away I got on the computer and I could hear them chirping away. I had to investigate and when I took the hanging basket down I was certainly surprised not only to see a nest, but one little blue egg.
Since the last batch born consisted of 5 babies, I'm sure more eggs are in the chute! I guess I will give up and let them have it. I can't do much about it at this point.
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@marguicha (215960)
• Chile
11 May 17
You aren´t going to scramble that egg, of course
. It seems that the birds´conversation you wrote yesterday was different You will have to learn bird´s language.
. It seems that the birds´conversation you wrote yesterday was different You will have to learn bird´s language.1 person likes this
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
You are so right - now I know for the next time don't I LOL!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
@marguicha If I was mean I would toss that nest and egg out.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 May 17
@LadyDuck It took less than a day. Oops, it's thundering - my internet will be going out shortly...it's starting to rain.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 May 17
So I'm supposed to stand out there on the front porch waiving the snake around ???? LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 May 17
We just had 5 born and these two are two of those babies.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 May 17
Oh no! They are very smart little birds. Lol. I'm sorry the snake didn't work.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
I should take it back to the dollar sore for a refund!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
I could be mean and keep tossing the nest out - but then I would have to be on duty all day!
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
11 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Should I send one of my new kittens over to sit in the nest?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
29 May 17
They hatached within the last 4-5 days...three days ago I took the basket down and the nest was full of white fuzz, today my husband and I looked and now they are brown fuzz and you can just make on tiny beaks. We always have had birds build or try to build in the hanging baskets. Now another set built a nest under the eaves of the porch. I think it's different parents LOL!
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 May 17
Looks like they decided that you have put that up there for them to use, and they better make the most of it.
@jstory07 (134727)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 May 17
Nature will find a way as the saying goes. The birds wanted what they wanted.
@LeaPea2417 (36522)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 May 17
Isn't that something, birds will find any place to build a nest.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
I want a refund on my rubber snake?!
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
11 May 17
Good girl there Abby Should not fool around with mother nature
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 May 17
@Lupita234 I don't need more birds, 5 were just born a few weeks ago - and now they are producing again.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
11 May 17
yeahhh the seem determined little critters ... @AbbyGreenhill you may as well give in gracefully... probably a lot less bother than trying to chase them away every few minutes...
@JudyEv (326247)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
Oh dear, you have been outsmarted! Maybe you'd better try to start a slip of the plant growing in another hanging basket in case you lose this plant.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 May 17
The birds will go before I lose my plant.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 May 17
Foiled again - I was so sure it was working....
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@shaggin (71671)
• United States
22 May 17
Ha ha that is really funny you tried to keep them out of it with a fake snake. I would love to have a nest of birds in my yard survive. Something always comes in and ruins the next and the eggs.
