Fat chance of doing that. All I can see from the ground is a head sticking up
above
the nest. Putting a ladder nearby could frighten the bird and possibly cause
the nest
to come tumbling down. I have an active bird feeder and have not seen any
exotic
or federally protected birds, but you never know. I assume the bird I see is a
female, and I never see it moving from it's position. If there is an
accompanying male, I have never seen it. Since it has to feed, maybe I will get
lucky and see it out
of the nest.



Warren wrote:

sherwindu wrote:
Looked up today and spotted a nest at the top of one of my larger
semi-dwarf
apples. There was a 'robin size' black colored bird sitting in it, but
I did
not approach closely to verify the species. I'm sure the nest is rather
new,
say within the last two weeks, or so. Question is should I try moving
the nest,
or just let it be? The tree is a Hudson Golden Gem with apples that
should be
ready for picking in September. I will have to go in there at that time
to pick
the apples. If I chase away the mother bird now, and move the nest to
some
other high place like the top of my shed, will she find the nest again
and not
desert it?

The first thing you need to do is identify the kind of bird you're dealing
with. Some fairly common types of birds are Federally protected, and doing
anything to disturb them may not be an option unless you like committing
felonies.

--
Warren H.

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