Secure, Undisclosed Location

No, I haven't found where Dick Cheney's been hiding out for most of the last 3 years. In our back yard we have a large propane tank - for our furnace and stove and clothes dryer - buried. Only the small refueling dome sticks out above ground. The lid to the dome has a small hole in it, maybe 2.5 - 3 inches across. Plenty big enough for a starling to get through apparently. When I saw one poke its head out and fly away, I thought I'd investigate.

Here's what I found:


I peeked in again a couple days after I took this picture, there are now 5 eggs.