I will just say it…it is hot! Warning the following may be hard to see or not.
Pointing the IR thermometer at our driveway. Yikes! At the moment I took this reading the air temperature was 104.9F at around 3:30pm! Heat index was 121.3F. I googled it and it said 158F is needed to fry an egg to become firm. Maybe less for humans?
On the outside of Bewick’s Wren nest box and approximately 10-12 inches from the surface. Yesterday there were still nestlings inside.
Press tightly against the entry hole.
Stepping back to June 1st, the lovely couple had six eggs when I discovered them. The good parents were hoping for the best for their young family in the nest lined with feathers.
Soon the little ones hatched except for one. 🙁
There still were five beautiful Bewick’s Wren nestlings on June 23rd!
Yesterday when I peeked in only four remained. The biggest one must have fledged. Yeah!
This afternoon I checked in on them. All gone except for the infertile egg.
And probably not a moment too soon. Pointed directly on the nest, it was 111.2F! Happy ending! 🙂
OMG. 143°. That’s just too hot. So glad most of the wrens made it
Thank goodness all the hatchlings fledged! They are survivors!
In the egg photo is that shed snake skin at the bottom?
Sure was! Good eye!