The above nest was the result of the use of raw bird nest soup.
The BH owner, Mr.C, wanted me to write a bit about it in my blog.
He was very happy with the soup and plan to apply more on a regular basis.
If you observe closely, double click on the photo, you see that the nest is actually built in between a joint. The gap must have provided more of the soup as compared to the rest of the placed applied with the soup.
The nest was pretty big. A bit dirty at the bottom but cleaner on the top.
Also the nest was closed to the ceiling and they are not at any corner.
You can make a few conclusions from analysing this picture:
1) Out of the many spots applied with the soup, this location was successful to attract the swiftlet to it. The gap must have accumulated more of the soup in between thus giving the smell more time to attract the bird.
2) The bird tend to built their nest close to the ceiling. This might be for them to feel save and protected. Normally if they built at any corner, the nests are located lower.
3) The nest was the largest found in the house. I believed the bird might be a sizable couple and they might not be a young swiftlet. They might have moved from an old house to this new home.
I have a few more comments to make but I think the above are more then enough.
What I wanted to teach my blog readers is about being observant. Everything that you see in your BH you need to do some assessment. Observe them carefully and come out with some reasons for you to learn.
These reasons can be very useful in providing you with the next step towards increasing your BH nests population.
How about applying your bird soup on only those wood joints?
How about applying them on a more regular basis?
How about make the soup much thicker?
How about applying the soup at corners?
You might not agree with me but there is nothing wrong to try those ideas?
Best of luck to all of you who are keen to learn something new.......
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