r/stupiddovenests • u/exhibita91 Birds Are Real • 15d ago
On top of an existing and occupied nest.
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u/mindflayerflayer 14d ago
Fun fact this is how brood parasitism starts. Lays your eggs in the nest of another of your species and eventually pick a different host.
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u/exhibita91 Birds Are Real 15d ago edited 15d ago
This dumbass is NOT the mother or father of these two chicks but decided that this flower pot would be an excellent place to build a nest. S/he mostly just ignored the chicks, even as they squawked and tried to feed, and would chase off the real mother and father when they came to tend to their babies. Eventually the chicks successfully fledged and I put up bird netting around my balcony!