I looked out my window this morning and saw a Starling enter our grill through a little hole. It emerged a minute later and flew to the back of the yard and then returned a minute after that with its beak full of grasses. It was making a nest in our grill! The kids and I pondered our predicament for a while(J and B didn't want me to stop the nest building but I was not willing to sacrifice our grill) before I went outside and opened the grill. It was filled with nest making materials. We watched from the window as the Starling returned and pondered what to do. I could see it thinking, "wait a second, didn't my nest have a nice cover?" and then returned a little while later with its friend to check things out. It was so interesting to watch but I did feel bad for those birds. It's been a while now since they've been back and I think they've found a new spot to build their home. Maybe to a grill near you???
Oh, I hope, I hope, I hope. lol!
ReplyDeleteToo funny on what the starling must have thought when it returned to the grill. :)
Oh no! I'd have had a hard time not letting them have the grill too. (spoken like a true vegetarian that rarely grills, right? :) I hope your starling finds a new home soon!
ReplyDeleteoh, how funny is that. It's great you can observe them building a nest so close. Robins often come to our deck and we really enjoy observing them. I should check out my grill, maybe they have done the same. :)
ReplyDeleteHow come my grill only attracts yellow jackets? And we never have any trouble deciding what to do.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a great place to build a nest to me!! We had a different kind of creature making a nest in our grill, yellow jackets! I was wondering why they were flocking to my grill so I opened it and there was the nest. Binky is terrified of them(both Binky and Goose were attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets last year) so they had to go! I turned it on to get them out and then removed the nest. I felt bad taking away their home. It is fascinating watching these creatures, isn't it?!
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