Is it a nest? A hive? A football?!

[HJG]

As per title....my 80yr old Nan can't sleep not knowing what this oddity is spotted in the fields. It can't be too heavy given the small branch it appears to be hanging on. Any ideas?!

[HJG]

Edited by HJG on Wednesday 5th May 20:51

Edited by HJG on Wednesday 5th May 20:57

[Evanivitch]

It's not a hive.

It looks like a net or something man-made.

Outside chance it's a monk parakeet nest according to Google Lens, but they use twigs, but perhaps there was an abundance of string.

[Mikebentley]

It looks like a football net.

[Uncle John]

It’s an Ewok chrysalis.

[Gameface]

Dead tree sloth.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Gameface said:

Dead tree sloth.

Dammit, that was my guess too

[Gameface]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Gameface said:

Dead tree sloth.

Dammit, that was my guess too

Great minds...

[Boosted LS1]

It's my toupee. Christ it's been windy.

[Nightmare]

That’s very bizarre - never seen anything like it! Is it actually about the size of a football? Is it in the UK?

[P700DEE]

My guess its a ball of the string they use for the netting that goes round large haybales all wrapped up into a ball and blown by strong winds into a tree.