Little Treasures

I found these eggs in a knot hole in the exterior wall next to my front door.  They belong to the Striped Pardalote - gorgeous little birds that grace us with their company from about September through to April.

The photo above shows the material they have used for their nest - a combination of fibres from the insulation in our walls and Samoyed hair.  A commodity which we have in abundance (see previous post)

.....and here's a picture of the little guy (sourced from here).

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Reblog from Unusual Things

This is a reblog from the wonderful blog, Unusual Things.  We humans tend to think we are so clever and that we have a monopoly on creating artworks.  Not so. Just look at the visual and architectural wonders created by birds.  Again, for inspiration you cannot go past the natural world.

15. The Western Tanager Nest
14. Allen's Hummingbird
13. American Goldfinch
12. American Robin
11. California Towhee
9. Lichtenstein's Oriole
8. Cuban Emerald

7. Anna's Hummingbird
5. MacGillivray's Warbler
4. Pine Siskin
3. Rock Sparrow
2. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush
1. Wild Honeycomb with Golden Masked Tanager Nest Inside

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UNUSUAL THINGs

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