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Few doubt the brilliance of bird nest design, but it
seems our feathered friends are just as ingenious when it comes to
picking locations for their future homes. They need to be, when you
consider the rate at which we are gobbling up space on our planet. Yet
looking at some of the bizarre spots birds mark out as prime real
estate, anyone would think this business tells you something about each
bird's taste and character.
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Redditor gorbok writes that a friend of his found this on his car after
he had left it in a parking lot for six days. What did he do with the
bird and her eggs? The nice man decided to leave the car parked until
the eggs hatch.
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Birds' nest on some traffic lights.
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Golda Gleason found this conglomeration in her gas barbecue. She had
seen some birds fly into the side of it one spring day. This is what she
found when she opened it up. Can you imagine how long it took these
birds to build this nest?
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A lady in St. George found this little nest on her wreath next to her
door in a protected alcove. She called Marilyn Davis, head of the Red
Cliffs Audubon, to tell her about it.
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A family of birds made a nest in a public ashtray in Wales. Though it's
not the best place for young birds to start their life, some people took
care of the improvised nest and left warnings for the smokers.
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Bird incubating at an unusual nest site, Bronte Harbour.
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Nest inside old shoes.
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A mother thrush laid five eggs in the engine of a hired minibus at Claro
Barracks, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. The Army had been renting
the vehicle for 30 pounds a day and have to wait for the birds to fly
the coop before they can return it; it has cost them about £1,000 so
far.
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A pair of blue tits were aiming high when they decided to nest in a jet
at RAF Marham. Their nest is tucked away under the tail of the Victor
Gate Guardian which has seen a lot of coming and going in recent days.
The birds are in no danger of losing their home though, as the Victor is
now only a static plane which stands near the base's main gate.
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She wasn't looking for five-star luxury, but a little privacy might have
been nice. Instead, Rosie Shapter had to share her Travelodge room with
a nesting pigeon. Mrs.Shapter, 60, opened the door to find the bird
flying around inside. She shooed it out the window but then couldn't get
to sleep because it cooed continually on the window ledge. The following
morning she discovered why... it had been chased from its nest,
containing a single egg, underneath her double bed. |