What kind of eggs / nest is in this pipe?

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SixPapaCharlie

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I have a pipe sticking up in my yard where an umbrella rusted off about 4 years ago because I am really classy.

Yesterday, I noticed my dog sniffing it relentlessly.

This is about 2.5 feet down a 2 inch metal pipe.
These eggs are bout the size of a peanut M&M

For what unborn creature am I about to get a Sawzall and start cutting?
Or do I leave it alone?

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That small…hummingbird maybe?

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probably not hummingbird. The Google says they lay 2-3 eggs, and they are smaller.

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Ugh sounds like I should leave them there because maybe that's how they do it.
BUT I wonder how they will get out when it is time and now I have to figure out what to do to keep rain out.
If the best action is to leave them in there, I probably should drill some holes in the bottom so water can flow out.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Ugh sounds like I should leave them there because maybe that's how they do it.
BUT I wonder how they will get out when it is time and now I have to figure out what to do to keep rain out.
If the best action is to leave them in there, I probably should drill some holes in the bottom so water can flow out.
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Sounds like the perfect place to put an umbrella.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I have a pipe sticking up in my yard where an umbrella rusted off about 4 years ago because I am really classy.

Yesterday, I noticed my dog sniffing it relentlessly.

This is about 2.5 feet down a 2 inch metal pipe.
These eggs are bout the size of a peanut M&M

For what unborn creature am I about to get a Sawzall and start cutting?
Or do I leave it alone?

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You better leave it alone. The Audubon Society has been notified of your possible massacre. https://fl.audubon.org/news/audubon...rsue-penalties-rookery-bay-bird-shooting-case
 
Imma just leave this here. I can’t believe they stayed intact after an hour flight.
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Is everybody certain that these are bird eggs and not snake eggs?
 
asicer said:
Is everybody certain that these are bird eggs and not snake eggs?
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At first read I thought they might be lizard eggs.
Then I saw the picture.
I find lizard eggs around but they are smaller, about 3/8 inch diameter, round and white.
 
There is definitely a little nest in there made up of twigs and what appears to be dry or lent. Do snakes make actual nests?
 
Now I'm not as happy. We do get copperheads around here and they don't look that dissimilar to what Google is returning although I'm still thinking snakes don't build an actual nest
 
Most birds want to ‘tend’ the nest, more so once they hatch. I’d keep an eye on the pipe. If it’s a bird I’d think you’d have the answer in short order.

Google says copperheads don’t really lay eggs, babies are in a sac.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Now I'm not as happy. We do get copperheads around here and they don't look that dissimilar to what Google is returning although I'm still thinking snakes don't build an actual nest
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Also does it seem like the place a snake could crawl in and out of? I guess if they don’t have legs they can’t technically ‘crawl’ but u know what I mean.
 
Huh, the Google told me that copperheads don’t lay eggs, they do the live birth thing.

I’m still going with bird. Do you have a trail camera? That could be interesting.
 
But that means that eman….was right?!

Chickadee
 
I guess my biggest question is what is this chickadee doing laying on these snake eggs
 
A chickadee is a nice bird. I think there was a push in Michigan to replace the robin with the chickadee as the State bird.
 
So real question. Are they going to be able to get out of there when the time comes?
Do I need to extract them once they are alive and viable?

I do plan on drilling a couple water drain holes and putting some shelter over it so nobody drowns.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
So real question. Are they going to be able to get out of there when the time comes?
Do I need to extract them once they are alive and viable?

I do plan on drilling a couple water drain holes and putting some shelter over it so nobody drowns.
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I see a satire video with Chickadees as the Chilean miners or the kids soccer team in the cave. :)
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
So real question. Are they going to be able to get out of there when the time comes?
Do I need to extract them once they are alive and viable?

I do plan on drilling a couple water drain holes and putting some shelter over it so nobody drowns.
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If there’s a simple way to add shelter, I’d do it. After that, let nature take its course.
 
Matthew said:
let nature take its course.
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Momma knows what's best and she chose that spot for good reasons. Probably mad that the humans have discovered her nest and hoping they will go away and leave her to raise her babies properly ...
 
W.C. Fields did a movie called "My Little Chickadee" in 1940. With Mae West. Here's the poster, along with the original photo from that movie where Fields is staring down at something, probably a pipe with some chickadee eggs.

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