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grandpa Love · May 10, 2019

We have been working on the Allis B the last several days. I was going to put my "new" 12 volt generator in the Oliver 77 yesterday, looks like I waited too long. A house wren has built a nest between the radiator and motor. She was really unhappy with me!! 3 eggs in the nest. I guess I will tinker with the 77 in a couple weeks! We also have blue birds in a couple boxes. And the fly catchers have flown out of the nest on our canoe, that hangs under a lean to on the barn. Got a brown thrasher nesting somewhere near our chicken coop, too.

rustyplow · May 10, 2019

Many years ago I made a deal to buy a 770. Went to pick it up and we found a robins nest with eggs under the radiator. Told the guy all was good. Give me a call when the little ones leave home.

Texasmark1 · May 10, 2019

In the last few years Wrens have come to live with us. Had one that built a nest in an old roll around double stacked tool box where a drawer had been removed....she was with me 3 years in the same nest. Had them under the engine flip top cover on big box store riding mowers and just yesterday I flipped open the BBQ pit cover and sure-nuf a big fat nest was there. They work my shop over really good looking for spiders and have such a beautiful voice. Love em!

DoubleR · May 10, 2019

Your bird made out better then the one that was going to build a nest over top of my feed bunk yesterday.

4520BW · May 10, 2019

Better than the starlings I have. Every day they build a nest in the auger and I have to clean it out to load bean every evening.

Married2Allis · May 10, 2019

That must be a favorite spot, had a Carolina Wren build a nest in same place last year in my little AC 5030. The pair of them would fly up and fuss at me big time, so I just let the tractor sit. It did not end well, something got in there and ate all the bird eggs. lol

coshoo · May 10, 2019

When I worked for Farm Credit a nurseryman wanted to borrow money to put up another building for fuchsias. I went to look at his operation and his fuchsias were very high quality- except for one scraggly one on the edge of the open-sided building. He said a bird nests in the same pot every spring. The first year they just threw away that plant after nesting season, but then decided to just leave the old one in place the next year- no use wasting a plant every year, and bird could just touch up the old nest instead of building a new one.

sms · May 10, 2019

Some of Bruce's gooses just went by with goslings.

Dave H (MI) · May 10, 2019

We have a Carolina Wren also. There is a small outbuilding in back that has a lean-to that needs to be torn down. Went to do it but when I opened the door there was a pile of leaves sitting on top of a box with a really PO'd looking bird staring out of a hole in the middle. We did not tear it down that weekend. The little ones are about to fledge so maybe before the month is out we can tear that mess out of there.

Stanley Steamer · May 10, 2019

Many years ago a robin built a nest on our NH717 chopper. We had to have it so built a shelf on the wall of the shed 10 feet away and moved the nest. Momma robin never missed a beat and finished her eggs.

rlp in Co. · May 10, 2019

I went in my tool shed one day and I heard a strange scratching noise up behind some paint cans. So I climbed up and looked behind the cans and I startled a starling on her nest. She flew out of a little hole in the side where the electric wire used to come in. Well, I thought, this will be fun to watch the eggs and the little birds after they hatch. So a couple of days later I climbed up to peek into the nest. Much to my surprise, the three eggs and every twig of the nest were gone! I have never heard that a bird was able to move a nest before.

rrlund · May 10, 2019

At least it was just a bird that got in to the 77. I pulled a load of corn up to unload a few years ago with the 2-135 White. A big black tom cat got up in the fan belts. Must have been warm in there. I didn't see him when I started it. It ran just long enough for the belts to break and hit the wire to the injector pump breaking that. The tractor shut down with pieces of belt and fur all over the place. I had to take the alternator off to get in there and dig out what was left of him.

Mike(NEOhio) · May 10, 2019

Parked my cherry picker under the garage extension and wrens nested in the top end behind the through bolt. Four eggs in there and I can't figure how a bird that small lays that size egg.

RedMF40 · May 10, 2019

I have a birdhouse outside my shop, every year it's wrens who move in. Male wren last week on the perch: "Come on! Take a look! Move-in condition! Just needs your finishing touches!" Chattered up a storm. Finally a prospective mate came by to take a look, and I think he's found someone to share this house with. Don't know if it's the same bird who looked, the wrens all look pretty much the same to me.

Gambles · May 10, 2019

Funny you should mention this. I've got a robin pair sitting on eggs in my Massey Harris 44 that I was attempting to work on. I guess I'll have to wait until the little urchins have flown away before any more work goes into it.

SVcummins · May 11, 2019

I love birds especially in the spring

doug in missouri · May 12, 2019

About birds, really hate it when one flies in the garage. They can find the way in, but not back out. We can open the garage door and they fly ABOVE it.

Usually have to get the BB gun out and end up shooting it. They love to fly too high, never out either door or the garage door. DOUG

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