Meg’s Tree
Posted on May 9th, 2007 By laura at 3:23 pm (All, Four legs, Wildlife)
This is Meg’s tree. She likes it a lot. It’s always been her favorite resting-in-the-shade spot, but lately it’s REALLY her favorite.
I assumed maybe she’d chased something up the tree at some point that she was still looking for, but today I decided to investigate and found this hollow in the tree. When I peered in, something peered back out at me. I tried to get her picture but she was gone by the time I got back with the camera.
I think maybe it’s a nuthatch, but I’m not sure. I also think that the speckles on the eggs are actually crud that Meg has knocked onto the nest trying to get at it. I’ll have to do an internet investigation later.
ETA: I don’t think it is a red breasted nuthatch, but this website seems to support the possibility of a nuthatch. Apparently they build their nests in hollowed out trees and have white eggs with reddish speckles. I guess maybe that isn’t crud that Meg knocked down onto the eggs.
Rebecca said,
May 11, 2007 at 9:16 am
What about a song thrush? They have similar eggs - your picture kind of looks like the eggs have a bluish tint - or is that just the pic?
laura said,
May 11, 2007 at 10:24 am
I think that the bluish tint might be a difference in display. They are very white (other than the speckles) on my monitor. One of the pitfalls of bird identification on the internet, I guess.
I can’t find a picture of a song thrush, but I did find out that the common Robin is a type of thrush. Learn something new every day!