Hmmm, what's that down in my mustache cup, nestled in a paper towel...
A fragment of a robin's-egg shell, of course!
This is the second time I've found a piece of one outside on the ground, but I've never come across an actual nest. I'm keeping an eye out though! ☺
I found the first one while taking a walk last spring, and this one was in my sister's yard. Finding a shell doesn't necessarily mean a nest is nearby, as the mother birds sometimes fly the shells up to a mile away after the babies hatch in an effort to thwart predators--and maybe even nosy photographers as well (see the second video here).
*For those who'd like to know more about my 'stache cup, it's a Tervis tumbler. I just lurv these liquid-holders, as they keep drinks cold and don't develop condensation or create water-rings.
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