![bird nesting](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_nesting.jpg)
I had noticed an increase in birds chirping recently, as well as a
perceived closeness of the said chirping sounds. I didn’t really think
much of it until I happened to see a birds nest in the window just
outside my place.
![bird nest window](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_nest_window.jpg)
It was unusual as birds usually nest earlier in the year (when the
weather is drier) and also due to the fact that I live on the third
floor, and the outcropping afforded by the struts supporting my window
wasn’t all that comfortable to roost in (in a human’s eyes).
![bird run away](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_run_away.jpg)
I found the bird to be quite adorable but it turned rather anxious
when our proximity closed, which was strange, considering I sleep under
her every night. It soon flew off to roost in the street light opposite
my place, where she anxiously kept one eye on her beloved nest.
![bird nest take](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_nest_take.jpg)
I wanted to take a look at the nest, so I tenderly squeezed it in
through the bars of my window…and I found two (2) eggs inside the
nest! Bird eggs! The nest was made out of straw and other material the
bird managed to painstakingly gather throughout the nest building days.
![bird nest closer](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_nest_closer.jpg)
Here’s a closer look at the bird’s nest…
![bird egg closer](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_egg_closer.jpg)
…and the two eggs that it contained. The eggs are slightly
translucent and it seems like one can peek inside, if only the lighting
was right.
I managed to take a video of the bird eggs to show how it looks like:
![bird egg splash](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_egg_splash.jpg)
Download: Bird’s eggs [sixthseal.com]
However, I inadvertently used too much pressure on the eggs coz one
of it burst and splashed yolk and bird fetal matter. OMG! I killed a
bird-to-be! I also managed to soil the lens of the Nikon 5700 that I just repaired at a cost of RM 750. I don’t know which one made me feel worse. :p
![bird egg broken](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_egg_broken.jpg)
Well, since the egg was already destroyed, here’s another photo of it.
![bird egg pristine](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_egg_pristine.jpg)
This is the pristine egg that wasn’t destroyed…
![bird nest](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_nest.jpg)
Download: Lonely mother bird [sixthseal.com]
![bird plaintive](http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/May2005/bird_plaintive.jpg)
…and this is the sad mother of the eggs. The bird is seen
plaintively roosting at the place where the nest used to be, looking
for her yet-to-be-born children that was so cruelly snatched from her…