While checking fluid levels under the hood of his ’97 F-350, my father found a giant birds nest under the turbo...
The last time this happened, I must've pulled 3 or 4 deep-fried baby birds out of there. I'm sure the same scenario is playing out for him today. It gets a little toasty under a turbocharger.
Has this ever happened to you? I found a mouse (or rat's) nest under my high-pressure oil pump when we were replacing it last year. And I've also had to battle squirrels trying to hang out near my warm engine compartment. As the cold weather approaches, it's important to keep an eye on what creatures may be trying to move in for the winter.
My father's Power Stroke does sit quite a bit, which probably made it an easy choice for the birds to seek shelter there.