So, the day after Easter we found these eggs hidden in a flower pot that was housing a fern. If you look at the edge of the pot, there are faded white parts that the bird has been perching on a scratching up to design her nest. This was day one of the discovery, and I continued to take pictures daily for a period of time. It was very interesting to see the way the eggs were sorted, and the new eggs over a period of time. Nature is just amazing, isn’t it? 😉
All of the different ways the eggs were being organized. Never once did I touch the eggs or the anything around it. I wanted to make sure not to disturb the nest and scare mother bird away!
She continued to lay one to two eggs daily over the span of 1-2 weeks.
But we never saw her once. I believe she was staying on the nest over night, early mornings, and the evenings. Possibly throughout the day as well.
We finally started seeing the bird around. I believe she’s stopped laying eggs and has since been keeping them warm from the unpredictable Arizona weather!
I just couldn’t wait any longer to share these pictures with you guys!
After some research, we believe the bird is a quail. I got close enough to take a peek at her while she was nesting (not close enough to scare her away!) and I briefly saw what I believe to be the distinguishing feather on the top of her head, so we’ll just have to wait and see! I’ll try to post updates when possible, because this is a really unique experience for me and I’m pretty excited about it witnessing it and photographing the occasion. 🙂 Thank you all for your support!
Yes, quail eggs…Gambel’s
They do look like quail eggs. Quail are so adorable, too — lucky you to have such a wonderful house guest. 🙂
Love the pictures, and here’s hoping there are some wonderful baby bird pictures soon.
Wow nature really is incredible. I can only imagine how cute the baby birds will be. Lovely pictures!!
Such an interesting sequence! Let’s hope she doesn’t have to feed all 13 for long before they can do their own thing.
This is fascinating, thank you so much for sharing the story and the pictures!