Outlier
I've always found it interesting that mother birds don't just drop the empty shells out of the nest, but fly them to another area to discard them. I guess it is an instinctual way to not give out written invitations to prey that might want a baby bird for a snack.
So that's why I can never find the nest when I look up. Neat piece to share.
ReplyDeleteLove that bird's egg all to pieces. (Surprised, aren't you?)
You know, the baby bird pecked it's way out. Because that's what they do. They peck their way out.
DeleteI never knew that. Great pic.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure why they do it. Maybe they are anal retentive and need to clean.
DeleteI had no idea birds did that, that's very interesting. Lovely photo, LM. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. I love finding the shells. They are so fragile.
DeleteI've been very impressed with everyone's posts to go along with their photos, especially yours. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteIt takes so much work for me to come up with a photo for the day's theme, I'm usually at a loss for words ;).
Thank you. I'm not a writer or a photographer so I appreciate that.
DeleteYou really do learn something new every day. Nice shot, LM!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I wish I could ask them what they are doing sometimes. We have so many different birds nesting in our yard - it's like a zoo.
DeleteGreat take on the theme - and good photo.
ReplyDeleteI think the birds do that so predators will look elsewhere for the nests from which the shells came. Except maybe for mockingbirds - or the ones in our yard - they are nasty buggers and, given the chance, they WILL peck your eyes out if you even go near their nests (I had that misfortune when trying to keep one of my dogs away from a fallen fledgling). I pity the lizards or other critters that would even attempt it.
;-)
We have birds that nest under our porch and scare the poop out of you when you forget that they are there.
DeleteThat is really a nice photo. Colors are great! Your photo proves how early birds start pecking!
ReplyDeleteThanks! They are little peckers.
DeleteIf they'll do that to an egg, just imagine what they'll do with your eyes. Once they've pecked them out, of course. Because that's what they do, you know. They peck your eyes out.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that.
DeleteThere's a woodpecker that keeps trying to peck at our vinyl siding. Dumb bird.
Amazing photo - the white vs the green is superb. Of course, in this particular case it was me that dropped that egg shell, I wanted it for my collection and it went missing, but I'm sure you're right. ;)
ReplyDeleteTrue story - I had the shell in the house until a sunny day to take it out for a photo. After the picture I left the shell outside. My hubby saw it and brought it inside because he thought I might like to see it! It's like I can't get rid of it now.
DeleteWhat I like most about this picture is how it draws your attention to what isn't there--the baby bird that hatched from this egg.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't really seen it that way. Cool!
DeleteNot only a nice photo, but an interesting fact! I never thought about this, but you are right. We have a lot of nests at our place and they never leave the shells behind.
ReplyDeleteI think some birds eat the shells. Yuk.
DeleteOh wow, I never knew that! Sweet.
ReplyDeleteAnd...I *still* have NO IDEA what that freakin word, outlier, means!
Ask your son. He's bound to have heard it in math.
DeleteI didn't birds did that. I just thought they pecked your eyes out. Because that's what birds do. They peck your eyes out. And fly their egg shells away from the nest.
ReplyDeleteBlow me over with a feather.
Baby birds practice on the shells so that they are ready for eyeballs.
DeleteI had no idea...
ReplyDeleteLovely photo! I never knew that!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! I didn't know they did that either. You're right. An empty egg shell is probably an invitation to predators.
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