tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post2878224371087372341..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: A Gnatty GnestBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-68619756764895124082006-05-19T21:27:00.000-04:002006-05-19T21:27:00.000-04:00We have a pair of gnatcatchers nesting in the Lond...We have a pair of gnatcatchers nesting in the London Planetree next to our house. I watched them build the nest, and they do indeed anchor the spongy nest with a lot of spiderweb, as well as use it all over the nest.<BR><BR>I have a series of pictures and some video captured of this activity. I haven't put the video online yet, but if you zoom in to this picture closely you can see the web anchoring the nest to the limb:<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frasers/137877272/" REL="nofollow">Gnatcatcher nest building</A><BR><BR>The original image is available from this URL (copy and paste it to your browser, Flickr won't allow direct linking from other sites to the original):<BR><BR>http://static.flickr.com/54/137877272_73b8284401_o.jpg<BR><BR>You can see the webbing pretty clearly underneath as well as wrapped all over the nest.<BR><BR>These picture were taken a few days before the nest was completed. It is now much larger.<BR><BR>Happy birding!Scott Fraserhttp://fraser.blogs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-83919794997488271212006-05-16T23:06:00.000-04:002006-05-16T23:06:00.000-04:00Yes, Laura, and we're lucky to have tons of them o...Yes, Laura, and we're lucky to have tons of them on our farm. We could just as easily have named our place "Gnatcatcher Hill."Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-19549005894147244752006-05-16T22:52:00.000-04:002006-05-16T22:52:00.000-04:00Gnatcatchers are such great little birds!Gnatcatchers are such great little birds!LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06973177895164528485noreply@blogger.com