Unwelcome Visitor

By RobinG
•3
written 6/27/06 10:20 AM, published 6/27/06 10:20 AM
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I was so excited when I found 2 new bird nests in my barn.  One was a martin I think and the other one I didn't see the builders.  The one started out being a mud nest but ended up looking like this

Popup LinkCrazy Nest.

 It is in the middle of the barn and I have to duck to get to the other side to feed.  This particular night I could hear the little guys chirping, since it was so big I couldn't see them like in the past.    

The next one is over the barn door to the corral.  Once I noticed it I ran and got my camera. I walked out in the corral and was trying to take pics when I noticed something strange.  I couldn't figure out what they had used to make the nest it looked like skin of some sort.  Hummm.  I used my long lense and look at what I saw.  These two pics might cause you to jump away from your computer, be careful.

Popup LinkUnwelcome Visitor

Popup LinkVistor closer

I was disappointed there would be no pictures of baby birds.  The next day when I went in the barn I couldn't hear any chirps in the other nest. Guess he visited the other nest too!!!  

Have a nice afternoon :o)


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  • Lidljo
    •5
    6/27/06 10:26 AM
    What a sad post, but it is the truth of nature.

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  • surferguy
    •7
    6/27/06 10:58 AM
    Have you considered a pest control to come get that snake.. looks like its pretty large for a common bull snake..

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  • Fabulos
    •3
    6/27/06 11:02 AM
    Wow! Makes you kind of look up when walking into a barn. I never realized that there could be all sorts of critters up there. Great pictures!

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  • KayN
    •5
    6/27/06 11:14 AM
    Oh, yeah....that thing would be gone.....poor little babies......

    - Ms.N

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  • Pyro43
    •6
    6/27/06 11:24 AM
    I guess you have to say, "Nature Rules", even if it makes you a little sad.

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  • Yard Dog
    •2
    6/27/06 11:25 AM
    Snakes provide a valuable service...outside of the barn. If I had found it, it wouldn't have gotten the chance to get in the other nest.

    - I need a nap.

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  • Yard Dog
    •2
    6/27/06 11:28 AM
    PS...Have you ever seen a rattlesnake in a tree? I have.

    - I need a nap.

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  • JustPeachy
    •3
    6/27/06 12:32 PM
    Good catch on the pics. Sorry 'bout the babies, but Nature Happens.

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  • RobinG
    •3
    6/27/06 1:08 PM
    My husband lets the snakes live there so they eat the rodents. My dogs don't allow cats at this point in time. I don't mind the snakes unless they jump out at me. But I never thought I would find them up in the rafters of my barn. I look up now too when I go in. If he gets to be more obvious he will have to move. Thanks for the comments everyone!!! :o)

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  • Don Phillips
    •3
    6/27/06 1:59 PM
    Awesome set. Keep an eye out when in your barn, you never know !

    - Don

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  • ROCKADEE
    •5
    6/27/06 2:06 PM
    Nature's Way, For Sure...Good Catch!!

    - NATURE RULES!!!

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  • Birdie
    •4
    6/27/06 5:09 PM
    YUCK!

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  • Penny
    •7
    6/27/06 8:16 PM
    Wow not what you expected...I would have like to see the shots bigger though.

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  • javsmom
    •1
    7/31/06 3:23 PM
    eeeee!!!! i spent the weekend at a friends place in the country a couple of weeks ago and i stepped on the guts of a mouse that the cat left, a snake hissed at me and slithered past my toes and a bat flew in the house. the snake in your pics looks huge! ahhhhh!!!

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