Steve Viah Posted January 15, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) This picture was taken on one of my hikes in a wildlife preserve that I have been into occasionally. The nest is approximately 10 feet wide. It is much too big to be a nest for any bird native to this area. There are also many other signs in this preserve. Tree snaps, log and stick structures, stone structures, etc. Any thoughts? Edited January 15, 2017 by Steve Viah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted January 15, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2017 A big bird? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted January 15, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Surely if it was suspected to be a BF nest....then every BF believer would be crawling all over the area...(not to mention up the tree) for traces of evidence ? Btw, welcome to the UM community 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted January 15, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Looks more like an epiphyte of some kind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted January 15, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2017 22 minutes ago, Eldorado said: A big bird? A Tree Ostrich ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Viah Posted January 15, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted January 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Habitat said: A Tree Ostrich ? A flying tree ostrich :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 15, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2017 41 minutes ago, Steve Viah said: Any thoughts? Only that it isn't the nest of anything heavy, gravity and all that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khol Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post #8 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Bald eagles construct huge nests that they continue to build upon and reuse over the years. https://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/eagle/NestAbout1.html 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted January 15, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2017 36 minutes ago, Eldorado said: A big bird? Big Bird's nest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aN1iC8uzU0 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 15, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Steve Viah said: This picture was taken on one of my hikes in a wildlife preserve that I have been into occasionally. The nest is approximately 10 feet wide. It is much too big to be a nest for any bird native to this area. There are also many other signs in this preserve. Tree snaps, log and stick structures, stone structures, etc. Any thoughts? Thoughts? Bigfoot is usually claimed to be seen in the US....so it must have flown here. It could be ANYTHING..... a black sack stuck in the branches....a cluster of beehives.....kids making a den. Bigfoot.... allegedly that is....are BIG....so why live up a spindly looking weak tree? heres a HUGE beehive....up a tree Edited January 15, 2017 by seeder 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 15, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2017 23 minutes ago, Astra. said: Surely if it was suspected to be a BF nest....then every BF believer would be crawling all over the area...(not to mention up the tree) for traces of evidence ? Btw, welcome to the UM community I think the evidence would be on the ground, in the big depression underneath all the broken ranches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 15, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, khol said: Bald eagles construct huge nests that they continue to build upon and reuse over the years. https://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/eagle/NestAbout1.html do they live in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 15, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) No, we've got Ospreys. Not many though. New England, has bald eagles though. Edited January 15, 2017 by oldrover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefining Success Posted January 15, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2017 An autonomous collective of squirrels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khol Posted January 16, 2017 #15 Share Posted January 16, 2017 40 minutes ago, seeder said: do they live in the UK? Location of OP was New England and bald eagles reside there https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-environment/best-places-see-bald-eagles-new-england/ possibility this is a large eagle nest ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 16, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 minute ago, khol said: Location of OP was New England and bald eagles reside there https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-environment/best-places-see-bald-eagles-new-england/ possibility this is a large eagle nest ? Aha, thanks man.....I just saw the word England in the OP's location.... didnt realise it was NEW england 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted January 16, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 16, 2017 52 minutes ago, oldrover said: I think the evidence would be on the ground, in the big depression underneath all the broken ranches. I definitely think we need a 'lol' button. Sometimes the 'like' one just isn't enough 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted January 16, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 16, 2017 49 minutes ago, oldrover said: I think the evidence would be on the ground, in the big depression underneath all the broken ranches. For sure...in fact the area is probably being swarmed right now as we speak... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted January 16, 2017 #19 Share Posted January 16, 2017 46 minutes ago, Redefining Success said: An autonomous collective of squirrels Oh, you mean 'Squirrel-Borg'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butler Posted January 16, 2017 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Viah said: It is much too big to be a nest for any bird native to this area Why did you write that? Was it just ignorance, or was it a deliberate attempt to misinform? Can NE bigfeets fly like eagles? Why don't you try climbing into the nest. I imagine it would be very difficult and extremely dangerous to attempt. Edited January 16, 2017 by The Butler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 16, 2017 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2017 12 minutes ago, Astra. said: For sure...in fact the area is probably being swarmed right now as we speak... Thanks for the gillie suits picture, as I've said before, the sight of adults dressed up as shrubbery amuses me no end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 16, 2017 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2017 23 minutes ago, khol said: possibility this is a large eagle nest ? Number one on the list as far as I can tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted January 16, 2017 #23 Share Posted January 16, 2017 12 minutes ago, Stiff said: I definitely think we need a 'lol' button. Sometimes the 'like' one just isn't enough "I think the evidence would be on the ground, in the big depression underneath all the broken ranches." You did mean that Bigfoot fell out of the tree and made the depression didn't you? Otherwise I'm gonna look stoopid here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 16, 2017 #24 Share Posted January 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, Stiff said: "I think the evidence would be on the ground, in the big depression underneath all the broken ranches." You did mean that Bigfoot fell out of the tree and made the depression didn't you? Otherwise I'm gonna look stoopid here Yes, that is just what I meant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefining Success Posted January 16, 2017 #25 Share Posted January 16, 2017 34 minutes ago, Lilly said: Oh, you mean 'Squirrel-Borg'. Not quite, add this to my original statement, see if you find the connection. 26 minutes ago, oldrover said: Thanks for the gillie suits picture, as I've said before, the sight of adults dressed up as shrubbery amuses me no end. Autonomous collective + shrubbery = ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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