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Subject : Re: [Anaglyphs] Purple Finch Nest "Continuation" - Brian, JM, ALL
From : "Brian Wallace"
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Date : Fri, 27 May 2011 15:49:27 -0400
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Thanks for the reply John.  I've had other nests in the exact spot previously created by a different species of bird, and the eggs were dark blue.
 
If you're interested, here's what I found at the opposite end of the awning around 2:30 am last night as I was taking the trash out to be picked up in the morning.  Apparently 3 juvenile birds were huddled together sleeping.  At first sight, the unexpected discovery was difficult to wrap my head around as the 3 animals together appeared as one creature with 3 tails (from the angle I first encountered the sight).  I was taken aback until my faculties started putting together what I was viewing.  Since they still had the presence of down which from a distance can appear as fur, my mind was even further tricked into a surprised and somewhat startled first impression.
 
The awning has a trough which is where the nests are always built, so I was surprised they were not lying inside it but instead preferring to balance precariously on this small ledge instead.
 
Life,  thankfully is full of surprises... some good, some bad, and some just interesting.  They all add to the spice of life. 
 
Because of the related details associated with this event I'm hoping these are the birds that may have hatched in the nest and did not simply vanish after all.
 
Cheers,
Brian
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Purple Finch Nest Brian

If not for the nest they could pass for hens eggs.
    John Mac

From: Brian Wallace <Starg82343(-at-)hotmail.com>
To: anaglyphs <anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 4:06:56 PM
Subject: [Anaglyphs] Purple Finch Nest

This is my contribution to the birth of spring as it relates to birds.
 
I wasn't going to post it until other recent examples were offered.
 
It's a hyper capture of eggs in the nest.  I did a lot of cloning but eventually had to stop working on it.
 
The momma is a Purple Finch which resemble a small Cardinal.  Here is a 2D example I took earlier in the spring when there were about 10 of them at one time looking for mates... http://www.flickr.com/photos/ur4chun8/5544525147/in/photostream/
 
Each spring I always have at least one bird nest built in the awning which covers my front door.  During the daytime the momma will quickly fly outside the awning to a nearby tree branch when I open the door.  Funny though, at night, she will usually stay on the nest when I open the door, even with my spotlight turned on.
 
I never saw or heard any live babies.  When the momma finally left the nest for good, I took another picture over my head since the nest is in a crevice which I cannot reach to look into with the naked eye.  No eggs were there, but I'm not sure the babies survived.  The blurry 2D picture (sorry), showed what appears to be a motionless baby on the bottom of the nest...
 
Brian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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