[Bill Cummings]

Undoubtedly they are now redefining the term"dipshits"

Clever

[Rick Masters]

November 3, 2015

Abandoned nest of an Ozone Warbler. No sign of an egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

March 15, 2016

A taxidermist cautiously approaches an Ozone Warbler perched on a branch.
"You have to tie yourself in pretty good," said the taxidermist, "because sometimes when you grab them by the ankles, they go nuts."
"We heard it going 'Hallop! Hallop!' and we actually got here first," said a cook from a nearby Korean restaurant, gazing wistfully upwards. "But our rope wasn't long enough..."

[Rick Masters]

March 25, 2016

Cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant discover an egg of an Ozone Warbler in a nesting crater.
"We were excited to learn of the discovery of an intact egg," said a professor from the university. "The future of this species is threatened by sloppy nesting habits, so finding intact an egg could help ensure the survival of the Ozone Warbler - particularly if the chick is raised in captivity and not allowed to fly."
But hope of a captive breeding program was dashed when the professor arrived at the scene only to find the egg had vanished.

"The shell had cracked so we thought it best to use it before it spoiled," said a cook in his defense. "Come try our breakfast special. I'm sure you'll agree."

[Rick Masters]

Disheartened cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant search the thick grass for an egg.
"It has to be here, somewhere," said one.

Meanwhile, customers sat dejectedly at their tables, staring mournfully at their bland offerings.
"It's just not the same without egg," said a customer who preferred not to be named.

[Rick Masters]

March 17, 2016

Ornithologists from the university marvel at a heretofore unrecognized species as taxidermists search for an egg.
"It may have been driven from its native nesting place by El Nino," said one professor. "We've certainly never seen anything like it out here before."
Cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant studied the creature with displeasure as it squawked and snapped at the cautious taxidermists.
"Too crunchy!" exclaimed one. "Fooey!"

[wingspan33]

The above post is VERY interesting. It seems to be proof positive that the Ozone Warbler may just be the larval stage and, the image above, the pupal stage of a yet to be identified mature flying creature.

Think along these lines, . . . caterpillars are soft and easily squished, and Ozone Warblers are soft and their wing is easily deflated. In their transitional stage, caterpillars are surrounded by a harder protective "shell" and the creature pictured above seems to also have a harder outer shell. In fact, "too crunchy" one observer remarked!

More research is definitely needed!

[Rick Masters]

April 2, 2016

Taxidermists responding to reports of an Ozone Warbler nesting in an olive grove discover an intact egg (left).
"Finding an intact egg is a rare event," said an ornithologist from the university. "We are going to display this egg in the museum next to the eggs of the Great Auk and Dodo."
"Oh no you don't!" said a cook from a nearby Korean restaurant, raising a frying pan menacingly. "I was here first!"

[Rick Masters]

April 1, 2016
Nesting season for the Ozone Warbler begins in the Northern Hemisphere

Taxidermists cautiously approach a nesting Ozone Warbler using an elaborate man-lift.
"They are very unpredictable," said the lift operator. "You don't want to startle them. Just move in very quietly and grab them by their ankles. Then they can't get away."


Taxidermists examine the nest of an Ozone Warbler for signs of an egg. Sadly, no egg was found.
The Ozone Warbler, however, was in excellent condition.
"I can't wait to stuff it," said a taxidermist. "They're flying off the shelves!"

[Rick Masters]

April 15, 2015

Disappointed cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant arrived to find the Ozone Warbler had fled, possibly carrying off its own egg.