Manmade nests

AnneMarie has been making her own nests in the backyard, based on the nests she's seen. They are made of sticks and lined with cotton from the cottonwood trees. In each she has placed a "dud" egg she found elsewhere in the yard.

This one, you can see, also has a momma bird that she made out of a rock, pipe cleaner, and wadded up toilet paper. :)

Here are some of our "snow drifts" caused by our two cottonwood trees.