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Submitted By
Terry McGrath
Aiken, SC, United States
Description
This photo was taken in Hitchcock Woods in Aiken, SC. The Woods has 100+ Bluebird nest boxes and 12 Barred Owl boxes. This nest was in one of the owl boxes. Notice the piece of plastic also in the box! This photo was taken by South Carolina Bluebird Society member Glen Hendry.
Category
Great Flycatcher Nest
Hi
Isn’t that snakeskin in the nest? Dis a snake get in and eat the babies then used the nest to shed? Or do you think the birds used the skin as nesting material?
curious….
Hi Jennifer,
That is snake skin in the nest. Great Crested Flycatchers add the skins as nesting material. We are collaborating with Dr. Vanya Rohwer of the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates to address the use of snake skin in flycatcher nests. Read more: http://nestwatch.org/connect/news/wanted-great-crested-flycatcher-nest-photos/.
Or did the owl who used to inhabit the box have the snake for dinner? And did not eat the skin?