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Abandoned

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 12, 201492 views7 comments

Recent windy weather here knocked the bottom off one of our bird houses. It revealed an abandoned wren nest with two small 1/2” eggs (measured them).
I made the mistake of placing the nest box in the pecan tree that sits at the center of our garden. I believe between the watering & our regular presence, we drove the birds off..
F/20, 1/125th, ISO 640, 1D M3>1.4x tele>20mm ext. ring>Sigma 150mm f/2.8 & clear @ 11:46am

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7 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on November 12, 2014 at 4:32 PM

Hey Howard,

I like the texture of the egg shells. The comp is good and hopefully when the birds return, they will be successful.......................Jim

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 12, 2014 at 8:34 PM

Impressive magnification of these tiny wren eggs, Howard. Flawless detail. Too bad about the circumstances.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on November 12, 2014 at 10:36 PM

Good comp and excellent detail in these tiny eggs.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 14, 2014 at 12:52 PM

Nice detail and textures. In particular, I like the way the small feather softens the hard, smooth eggs. Too bad they never hatched

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 14, 2014 at 10:53 PM

1/2”

Impressive detail, Howard. Hope the birds will come back.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM

Great look at these two eggs, Howard. The colors sure give this a warm feeling in spite of the eggs being abandoned. We had bluebirds in our nest box for the second year in a row but the male disappeared early in the nesting season and the female abandoned three eggs...so I wouldn't be so quick to blame yourself. Our house wrens are very tolerant of human intrusions, our Carolina Wrens noticeable less so.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 18, 2014 at 5:52 PM

Hi Howard

A sad story

but beautifully captured

Albert Darmo
Canada

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