I don't know about you, but after the holidays I'm ready to get the house back to normal -- do some housekeeping. I need to grab hold of this rare impulse when it strikes!
In this post, I share some insight into another Nesting Challenge: Housekeeping. It is pretty impressive to witness the details of our Creator's design!
Empty Bluebird Nest
Let's begin with a picture of an empty Eastern Bluebird nest. Looking at it, your first impression may be that this is a new nest awaiting a first egg. In fact, this nest was occupied by four bluebird nestlings for 17 days. Amazing how clean it is. We all know birds poop ALL the time — so how can this be?
Bluebird (and other) nestlings excrete their poop in sacks. The sacks are removed by the parents (yep, mom AND dad) and placed in a location far from the nest. Insects are not drawn into the nest, and predators are not led to the nest, by the presence of piled-up droppings. Like I said: Creation is amazing!!
In the photo, below, a parent bluebird is shown removing a poop sack from an active nest. Go Dad!!
