{"id":2348,"date":"2012-01-22T22:11:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T22:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2012-01-29T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T19:22:19","slug":"birds-nest-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2348","title":{"rendered":"Bird&#039;s nest in the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This nest was found while weeding an overgrown part of the garden last spring:<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2352\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01333\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2352\" title=\"E11_01333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01333.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of the nest\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01333-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I had forgotten about these images until I started working through some of my photo libraries. Last April I was digging out a badly overgrown part of the garden, I then dug out a huge thistle, carted it off to the compost heap and on return found this abandoned nest. I knew it was abandoned as the egg were cold &#8211; not surprising as I had been working in the vicinity for a few days.<\/p>\n<p>I believe these eggs to be that of a partridge &#8211; we have many in this area as much of the surrounding farmland is used for commercial shooting of pheasants and partridges. Every summer large numbers of new birds are released in the nearby woods and copses. We often have some sheltering overnight in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>I took a number of photos to create a &#8216;photo story&#8217; &#8211; these are the best:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2349\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2349\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01328\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2349 \" title=\"E11_01328\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01328.jpg\" alt=\"Finding the nest\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01328.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01328-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finding the nest - you can see the weeding in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2350\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2350\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01330\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2350\" title=\"E11_01330\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01330.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down at the nest\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01330-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down at the nest amongst the remaining weeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"pow\"><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2351\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2351\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01331\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2351\" title=\"E11_01331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01331.jpg\" alt=\"A closer view of the nest\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01331-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view closer to the nest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2353\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2353\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01334\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2353\" title=\"E11_01334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01334.jpg\" alt=\"Another close view of the nest\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01334.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01334-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A second closer view of the nest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2354\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01335\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2354\" title=\"E11_01335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01335.jpg\" alt=\"another view showing the setting\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01335.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01335-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view showing the setting of the nest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2355\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01880\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2355\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2355\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01880\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2355\" title=\"E11_01880\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01880.jpg\" alt=\"showing the size in cm\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01880.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01880-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing the size of the nest in cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2356\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2356\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_01881\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2356\" title=\"E11_01881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01881.jpg\" alt=\"Showing the size in inches\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01881.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_01881-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing the size of the nest in inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2357\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2357\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_02392\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2357\" title=\"E11_02392\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02392.jpg\" alt=\"2 eggs in the studio v1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02392.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02392-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of 2 eggs in the studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2358\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2358\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_02393\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2358\" title=\"E11_02393\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02393.jpg\" alt=\"2 eggs in the studio v2\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02393.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02393-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of 2 eggs in the studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2359\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2359\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_02394\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2359\" title=\"E11_02394\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02394.jpg\" alt=\"2 eggs laying on hay v1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02394.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02394-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing 2 eggs laying on hay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2360\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2360\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/01\/birds-nest-in-the-garden\/e11_02397\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2360\" title=\"E11_02397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02397.jpg\" alt=\"2 eggs laying on hay v2\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02397.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/E11_02397-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of 2 eggs laying on hay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This nest was found while weeding an overgrown part of the garden last spring: I had forgotten about these images until I started working through some of my photo libraries. 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