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Old April 16, 2017   #1
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Default And the critters invade . . .

Silly bunny made a nest in my garlic. Now it is still to soon to plant my garden BUT a silly killdeer laid her eggs in my garden. Hopefully the eggs hatch and she moves on soon.
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Old April 16, 2017   #2
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There is a smaller bird with a curved beak that built its nest in our welding helmet. It's not like the helmet isn't used every once in a while. We bought a new welding helmet and put it in a cabinet. Birds carry lice. Our older grandchild found that out after he put a fallen bird nest on his head like a hat.
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Old April 16, 2017   #3
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About robin size and grayish ? Curved billed thrasher ?
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Old April 16, 2017   #4
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They are house sparrow sized and dark brown/blackish in color. The beak is black and curved as much as the one in the picture, but it isn't that colored. (The one on the right side.)
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I don't know about killdeer but our chicken eggs hatch in 21 days. With killdeer the young will probably leave the nest on the day that they hatch so it should not be too long.
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Killdeer take 24 to 28 days to hatch cute little bundles of fluff on long legs.
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Old April 18, 2017   #7
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I'd say it's a Carolina Wren, Salt. Around here they like to build there nest in the strangest places. I've got an old chest in the shed and they build in one of the drawers. Any niche or cranny is good for them. Even had one in a shirt pocket that I'd left hanging.
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I have these wrens nesting all over the place.
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Old April 18, 2017   #9
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Well I am not one to mess with nesting bunnies or birds. I will say that our Killdeer is a cranky little ball of fluff. We try to stay as far from her as possible but she still gets all cranky. She dive bombs the dogs and they chase her. She curses at the dogs the whole time. It is just hysterical. The dogs do not even go anywhere near her nest. And she is way to fast for the dogs.
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Spike, I didn't mean to highjack your thread. I do apologize.

I found a picture tonight of what the bird looks like. My google search was "small dark colored bird with a long curved beak"
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Okay, so what is it?

What's the link?
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Old April 19, 2017   #12
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Sichelhopf (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) Not native to the Americas.
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Spike, I didn't mean to highjack your thread. I do apologize.
Oh pahleez! Hijack away!! I LOVE birds and am enjoying the pictures. Your posts are more interesting to me than mine!!
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Speaking of critters I saved an armadillo from getting ran over on congress avenue in Austin the other morning.
I herded it back on to school grounds.
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Old April 23, 2017   #15
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Cotton tail nested in my garden AGAIN...my wiener dog found the nest AGAIN.....my wiener had bunny for lunch...AGAIN....I guess that where the phrase DUMB BUNNY comes from....It sounds kind of funny, but it is really kind of sad. Because it is so true
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I am a little surprised that Cotton Tails haven't gone extinct, because they aren't very smart if they didn't reproduce several times a year!
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