I have searched high and low, and in all her favourite hiding places - to no avail - until this evening! I was absolutely determined to find her.
We have lots of foliage in our garden - very dense too - but Eureka - look!
She was in the centre of a huge clump of day lilies which were in the centre of a big highly packed flower bed.
She had covered herself with dried leaf stems which were in turn covered by a tall and bushy plant with lots of stems of day lilies in flower. Can you see all the eggs? She has flattened herself to cover them.
I was convinced they were laying their eggs somewhere apart from their usual hiding places.
Patrick said that the heatwave had put them off.
We had a heavy downpour in the night and these have muddy footprints on them.
But
I did the 'float test' and none of them floated - so I gave them a scrub and dry, tomorrow they will be turned into cakes!
5 comments:
LOL bet she is not very happy with you right now. She found a smashing spot for her nest no wonder you had difficulty finding her. xx Zoe
Clever girl laying all those eggs. I bet she's off you right now pinching them all. Have a good baking day. XHugs ChrisB
By heck Lottie, that's a lot of eggs isn't it? And she looked so comfy sat on them in her hidy hole. I guess she'll just have to find a better one now!!!!
Aw, poor little love. Fancy eating all her eggs, too! I hope she's settling again. Bet she thinks you're a horror.
How beautiful (and how clever of her) - pity they're not fertile, you'd have had a lovely clutch of chicks.
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