Last night I saw my Duck off the nest and walking around the yard so I thought it might be interesting to show you what the nest looks like now. She has almost completely covered the eggs with a "down blanket". At times it is hard to distinguish if she is sitting on the nest or not because the feathers look so much like she does. When she is sitting on the nest she seems to flatten herself out and scrunch her head down so it has the same appearance as the feather covering. She seems comfortable with me moving around the yard as I was out most of yesterday finishing my plantings and yard work. She will receive much less attention from Mike while we are away.
My other discovery is the robin nest in the other burning bush on the back of our house. I found it this last week when the robin flew out of the bush as I was weeding under it. It is very well concealed but the robin does seem to be flying out every time I walk by. It has been a great way to get my heart rate up without any exercise. Last night after taking the picture of the duck nest the robin flew out and so I stuck the camera in and got a shot of her egg too.
2 comments:
Signs of spring and new birth all over. Your pictures are great - did you get a new camera?
Thinking about you and enjoying your blog!!!
I am finding this a whole new education in just how powerful Mother Nature is. It is uncanny how much it looks like she is on the nest with all those feathers and down on top. Since we all know how warm down is-I imagine it keeps the incubation up while she finds food. I am hoping all the eggs hatch and you (or all of us) have a nice brood of chicks.
Have a great trip to Phoenix. I can't wait to see some spectacular pictures of the desert/mountain landscape. Be safe...
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