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Praying Mantis Eggs
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Praying Mantis Eggs
Common Babbler Nest
The Common Babbler (Turdoides caudata) is an Old World babbler (Family: Timaliidae), found in South Asia. They live in groups and feeding on insects and grain. The breeding season is from March to August. They have two broods per year. The cups like nests are made of grass and roots. They build nests in bushes about 4 to 5 feet above the ground. The greenish blue eggs are laid in a clutch of 3-4 eggs.
Common Babbler Bird Nests
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Long-tailed Shrike Nest and Nestling
The Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) also called Rufous-backed Shrike is a member of the bird family Laniidae (the shrikes). The Long-tailed Shrike is a common and widespread species found in Pakistan. They feed on insects, lizards, mice and small birds or their young. They lay eggs in clutch of four to six eggs (generally 5 eggs). The eggs are white in color with reddish spots. The eggs take about 16 days to hatch and the young leave the nest after about 15-19 days. They raise two broods per year from April to August. I found these nests at a height of about 8 feet and easy managed to take pictures, though not very clear.
I found this young one of Long-tailed Shrike on the ground, which was not capable of full flight. I searched for its nest and returned it to the nest.
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) Nest
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Abnormal Chicken Eggs
If I say that I'm the only person in my locality, who take pictures of each and every creature, irrespective of whether small or big, living or non-living, then it will not be wrong. The response of older people is not encouraging, however kids take great interest in my hobby. Therefore, whenever they find some thing interesting, like a snail shell, a caterpillar, a spider or a flower they bring it to me. Below are the pictures of some abnormal eggs laid by our neighbors hen. Their kids brought them to me for possible photography and I not only took pictures of the eggs, but also decided to share them with you. The smallest of these eggs is about 23 mm long (3rd pic) and the largest is 46 mm long (2nd pic). You can see these eggs in comparison with normal egg in last picture.
Abnormal Chicken Eggs Pictures
Normal vs Abnormal Eggs
Lime Butterfly Eggs
Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) lay her eggs singly on the young leaves of the host plant (various Citrus species). The egg has a round shape and measuring about 1mm in diameter. Its color changes from white (transparent) to yellowish and then brown with the passage of time. The eggs take about six days to hatch.
Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) Eggs
Red-vented Bulbul Nest
Today I have the nest pictures of Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer). The Red-vented Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is commonly found in Pakistan. Some people used to keep it as a pet bird. It is a human friendly and loyal bird and returns the owner home after several hours of flight. They feed on fruits and that is why they are considered serious garden pests. Besides fruits they also feed on nectar and insects. They breed from May to September. They lay three or four eggs in cup like nest, made of small twigs. The eggs are pale pink with darker red spots/splashes. The eggs take about 12 days to hatch.
Red-vented Bulbul Nest Pictures
Dove Nest
I found this Eurasian collared dove nest in a mulberry tree, about eight feet from the ground. Doves build relatively flimsy nests from small sticks. They generally don't use soft grass and leaves in their nest like other birds. Almost all doves lay two white eggs. The eggs takes about two weeks to hatch. Both male and female care for the young, which leave the nest from 2 to 3 weeks.
Dove Nest Pictures
Harlequin Cabbage Bug
The Harlequin Cabbage Bug (Murgantia histrionica), is a stinkbug of the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as calicoback bug, fire bug or harlequin bug. It's black color with red, orange or yellow color marking. It is pest to cabbage and other related plants such as broccoli, cauliflower, collards, mustard, brussels sprouts, turnip and radish etc..
Harlequin Bug
Harlequin Cabbage Bug Eggs
Plain Tiger Butterfly Eggs
The plain tiger start its life from an egg (ova). The bullet-shaped eggs are laid on the underside of milkweed leaves. The plain tiger lays individual eggs (not in cluster) . The number of eggs varies from 1 to 3 or 4 eggs per leaf. The period required for the eggs to hatch is about 4-5 days. Here are pictures of plain tiger butterfly egg laid on Calotropis procera leaf.
Plain Tiger Butterfly Egg
Spider Eggs
Here are the eggs pictures of different types of spiders taken out from different egg cases. The egg cases are opened for educational and learning purpose.
Spider Eggs Pictures
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