01 May 2004

Hey look at what I found! A cuckoo's nest! Actually, I dont think it belongs to a cuckoo but it's an actual bird's nest nonetheless =) I found it tucked underneath the leaves of a tall plant by our driveway and was pretty delighted to see these 2 pink tiny speckled eggs. They're just about half the size of my thumb actually, just a little bit bigger than an average jellybean or a peanut M&M. Cute, aren't they?

I find it pretty amazing and at the same time, amusing, to realize that we creatures of the animal kingdom are so different and yet behave so much like each other. I just realized that just like people who have to leave their kids at home everyday to go to work, Mr. and Mrs. Birdie had to leave their babies behind to make a living too. That's how I got to take this picture =)

Just before the sun went down a little later in the afternoon, I came back too see if anyone was home. I glanced up at the plant and saw the silhouette of a fan-shaped feathered tail hanging down from the nest. Out of curiosity to see what kind of bird the eggs and nest belonged to, I stood on a stool to get a closer look but I did so ever so quietly so as not to alarm the Birdie household. I think Mr. or Mrs. Birdie knew I was about to spy on them because when I reached the nest at eye-level, the feathered one struck a pose and froze like a statue. *tsk*tsk*

Anyhow, I should have been wiser not to have gotten closer to the nest. I wouldn't want the family to move out, or, worse, cause Mr. and Mrs. Birdie to go cuckoo and do something awful like poke holes on their eggs which birds usually do when they feel threatened. Yikes.