Queen Liz Caught in action.....

and the cover up .................


JD~

Stupid question of the week, what is the Coke can for?

Not a stupid question ......just for some "perspective" on how big , deep , wide ect ...a Redfoots nest may be . There are several folks who I'm sure surf the forum that have no idea what it might look like ....

Great idea Jeff. I personally would have expected it deeper. You must have too check for diggers/layers every day/night.

Awww, that's so nice of you to leave a can of soda for her afterwords!

N2TORTS said:

Not a stupid question ......just for some "perspective" on how big , deep , wide ect ...a Redfoots nest may be . There are several folks who I'm sure surf the forum that have no idea what it might look like ....

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I am obviously one of them.

This is awesome! Do all the red foot nests are that "wet""Muddy "?
I notice that when my Russian made her nests they were always dry .

wellington said:

Great idea Jeff. I personally would have expected it deeper. You must have too check for diggers/layers every day/night.

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Well yes ...I have had Lot's of action^v^v this past month .....good thing I don't post all of them ...

guille24 said:

This is awesome! Do all the red foot nests are that "wet""Muddy "?
I notice that when my Russian made her nests they were always dry .

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Yes for RF's ...most of the time they search for a "moist area" ......and with long soaks prior to nesting she will drink a lot of H2o, find her spot and urinate quiet a bit on that spot to also help with ease of digging.

AmRoKo said:

Awww, that's so nice of you to leave a can of soda for her afterwords!

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nutt'n beats a Coke and a Smile....

N2TORTS said:

Well yes ...I have had Lot's of action^v^v this past month .....good thing I don't post all of them ...

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there nest are quiet sophisticated and amazingly round even in thick type mud like pictured. Usually 6"+ deep , and the eggs themselves laid ever so gently on top of/next to each other .....an amazing site to see from start to finish and it never gets old .....

N2TORTS said:

Not a stupid question ......just for some "perspective" on how big , deep , wide ect ...a Redfoots nest may be . There are several folks who I'm sure surf the forum that have no idea what it might look like ....

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You don't have to lie to us, his cove is sponsored by coke nice eggs big eggs!

Millerlite said:

You don't have to lie to us, his cove is sponsored by coke nice eggs big eggs!

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^5 ha ha ha I wish ......
......ok next time it will be a MGD....

yes they are nice big eggs ......and " Queen " is no pee wee. She is actually a HUGE CherryHead...and the largest female of the Cherry herd.

just for size ......the one in the middle is 8".....She is on the left and her mate Oscar on da' right ~

leigti said:

I am obviously one of them.

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Well maybe it helped a little then eh ?
I might add another fascinating thing is how "compacted" the soil is and how the female achieves this.

Congrats on another great nest Hmmm... I think she might enjoy a mountain dew more, more caffeine for all her hard work!