tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post9019289035331596263..comments2023-05-08T21:42:05.380-04:00Comments on Blue Jay Barrens: Cardinal NestSteve Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-26891693639572369372011-08-09T22:57:25.572-04:002011-08-09T22:57:25.572-04:00Hi, grammie g. Speckling on eggs is fairly common...Hi, grammie g. Speckling on eggs is fairly common and the pattern could vary quite a bit within a species, so there could be some other species that would resemble the Cardinal egg. If the nest is fairly close to the ground, then it could very well be a Cardinal. It's a shame the nest was abandoned.<br /><br />Hi, Lois. It's funny how some birds never get used to your presence and continue to swoop at you even though you've never bothered their nests. I guess when most of your actions are dictated by instinct, you don't have much chance for variation.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-66371797672506748242011-08-09T08:20:26.050-04:002011-08-09T08:20:26.050-04:00I find it interesting that Cardinals build nests s...I find it interesting that Cardinals build nests so low to the ground. They nest in the hedges on our property often. They are so low to the ground that an adult can look down into the nest. A recent year the Cardinals built their nest in the hedge next to our garage, next to our access to the upper terrace of our yard where I have the compost bins. Every day when I walked past with stuff for the bins I would be dive-bombed by Mama Cardinal. <br /><br />Great post. Love seeing those Cardinals.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-68704483787780753402011-08-09T07:50:07.177-04:002011-08-09T07:50:07.177-04:00HI Steve...unusual...Renee and I both have had mal...HI Steve...unusual...Renee and I both have had male Cardinals around that seem to be very vocal like a mating call...we had wonder about that ???<br />Are there many eggs that have those markings?<br />I had a nest that had eggs that looked just like that, but found that they must have been abandoned they are still there with no sign of any birds!!<br />Good luck to the family!!grammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.com