家又有喜事 I

Erm... Word got around in the local pink-neck green pigeon community that the bamboo trees in our tiny planter box are the best location for nesting.

Another pair of them came by a few weeks ago... And started to build their nest.

I'm sure they are not the same pair because:

(A) They are physically smaller; and

(B) The nest they built is of a different 'design'. This nest is robust and made up of 3 distinct layers of twigs, i.e. biggest, big and light.

Here's Mr Bird nesting. I realised that this Mr Bird is more conscientious than the previous. He's on duty most of the time, and so is unlikely to be a DOTA-addict.

We have a theory.
This pair of pigeons must be first-time parents. Hence, the enthusiasm... The kiasu-ly-designed nest, the fatherly presence etc.

But the time, they are seasoned egg-layers, they would as bochup as the previous pair. Reducing all resources to a minimum. I think human beings operate this way too.

Back to the pigeons...

Because the nest is a tight weave, I could not see the eggs for weeks. Only managed to catch a quick glimpse during one of the change of shifts. These eggs are smaller than those before.

One day, I woke up to something weird amidst the bamboos...

And it's not a bird...

This bat is kind of cute, ain't it? It looks sorta like Blinky. =))

Just a few days earlier, 'Good Fren' thought he saw Mr Bird's claw sticking out from under his belly. We then realised that one of the eggs have hatched!!

Here's Mrs Bird in the same position.

The other egg is well hidden under the warm bodies of its parents.

Let's hope we will see the other birdling soon.