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On a small island, in a small lake, there is this nearly dead tree, and on this tree, there are dozens of Cormorant nests. Additionally, there are at least three Great Blue Heron nests (not shown in the picture). All of those birds eat fish. It's hard to imagine that the small lakes in a Denver, Colorado suburb can support so many large birds, but these nests have been in use every year that I have visited in the last eight years.
How uncanny is this?! I just started this book earlier this week and went out in my backyard, literally, at about 3:00pm this afternoon, wondering what I was going to shoot for this week's theme, "Portray a book title." As I was walking around the yard and doing a bit of gardening, on the grass right in front of me was an empty and abandoned nest! Voila! I found my subject to shoot! By the way, very positive book and I am enjoying it...been an empty nester for quite awhile but need an uplifting boost once in awhile!
I was lamenting the restrictions put on by the Covid-19 virus and was thinking about what I might miss in the wildlife world this spring. I thought about warbler migration and then about the nesting of the pileated woodpeckers. The site where I saw the woodpeckers and their chicks for the past two years was at a place I now won't be going to. It would likely be too difficult to maintain the necessary "social distancing" required.
Plus, I'm not even sure the park is open. So, hopefully I'll find them again next year. However, I thought I'd post one of my favorite shots of all time taken last spring when Mom came back to feed her three chicks. Doesn't get much better than this in the wildlife photography world as far as I'm concerned.
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That ever so popular Great Horned Owl is back in Ephrata Pa. It seems to be a little earlier this year than in the past. Maybe Spring was in the air and the horn mones kicked into gear. What ever the reason, I'm glad they are back and can't wait to see their Owlets.
The mother bird feeds her three hungry babies. This nest has been re-used by a couple of robins for several years; each year they build a new deck on top of the old. This was built to be a bird feeder, but we're just as happy to have it be a bird house now.
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This family of birds, moved into my grill, and almost got cooked, was going to grill burgers, and happened to check out the grill before i lit both sides,and to my surprise this family of birds had moved in!! They all survived and as soon as they could fly mom moved them out, probably tired of me opening the grill and taking photos, but they were a captive target!! Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!
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This adult Sandhill Crane, in summer plumage of rust colors, has been patiently sitting alone on its nest. Its companion is not seen nearby. Sandhill Cranes usually nest in small, isolated wetlands, such as this one, surrounded by vegetation growing in standing water. Another nest of Sandhill Cranes located a few miles to the northeast is in a similar setting, and like this one, only one adult is sitting on and guarding the nest.
100 x Scenery 25/100
I am a quarter of the way through my 100x! :) I am having a great time with it. I hope the rest of the group is having as much with their X as I am with mine. :)
Scientific name: Riparia riparia.
Sand Martin searching for nesting material on the banks of the River Tame.
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A pair of Bald Eagles at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. I was taking pics of the empty nest when a pair of eagles decided to land in it. I decided to set up the tripod and change the lens and wait for them to leave. I saw them flying around but I didn't expect them to land. This was taken from Deephole Point Road Trail. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. #BaldEagle #park #OccoquanBayNationalWildlifeRefuge #WildlifeRefuge #OccoquanBay #HaliaeetusLeucocephalus #birds #nesting #BirdNest #鳥 #Vogelnest #NidD'oiseau #鳥の巣
This night photograph of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Stadium, affectionately called the “Birdnest” was taken in October during my visit to Tsinghua University and our holidays around Beijing.
It was a relatively calm evening. The waterway adjacent to the Birdnest offered a near mirror-like surface for reflections of the intricate Birdnest structure, nearby buildings and trees lining the embankments.
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A notable size difference between the starling parent and koel chicks.
Wikipedia: Brood parasites are organisms that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own, using brood mimicry, for example by having eggs that resemble the host's (egg mimicry).
The Siamese pied myna (Gracupica floweri) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered a subspecies of the pied myna, which has now been split into three species.
The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The Asian koel like many of its related cuckoo kin is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.
This blue hour photograph of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Stadium, affectionately called the “Birdnest” was taken last month during my visit to Tsinghua University and our holidays around Beijing.
It was a relatively calm evening. The waterway adjacent to the Birdnest offered a near mirror-like surface for reflections of the intricate Birdnest structure and nearby trees.
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This blue hour photograph of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Stadium, affectionately called the “Birdnest” was taken last October during my visit to Tsinghua University and our holidays around Beijing.
It was a relatively calm evening. The waterway adjacent to the Birdnest offered a near mirror-like surface for reflections of the intricate Birdnest structure and trees in the foreground.
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Red-capped Cardinal is a member of the Tanagers family (Thraupidae), despite the second part of the common name which might lead one to expect it to belong to the Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and relatives family (Cardinalidae). This species is found in much of the Amazon Basin and in other low elevation areas of northwestern South America. This individual was nesting among the branches of a fallen tree on the Cocha Lobo oxbow lake near Los Amigos Biological Station on the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru. I was able to pass quietly by in a small craft paddled by my guide Jose Luis Avendano of Peru Wild Birds, Cusco.
This night photograph of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Stadium, affectionately called the “Birdnest”, was taken in October 2023 during my visit to Tsinghua University and our holidays around Beijing.
It was a relatively calm evening. The waterway adjacent to the Birdnest offered a near mirror-like surface for reflections of the intricate Birdnest structure and nearby trees.
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until today…I have been photographing this nest for the last 6 days. Yesterday morning the oldest baby left the nest, by late afternoon a second one followed. I haven't been to the nest today but I'm sure the last one has probably ventured out. Mom and dad did a great job...Dad warded off possible offenders. Mom never stopped bringing in an assortment of bugs. As each baby left the nest mom and dad continue to encourage and support them.. It was such fun to watch them....This is a female Red Wing Blackbird. The father is black with red on wings.
We went for a drive and stopped off at the Bowral cemetery. We went for a wander looking at the gravestones, trees, flowers and birds. We discovered a noisy miner nest with a pair of adults working hard with three hungry babies to feed. It was a very well constructed nest.
These Great Blue Herons look ready to leave the nest and the hierarchy among the nestlings seems obvious. The dominant heron stands tall, and chatters with two of the others. All three of those herons' crests are elevated, and all three are animated.
The fourth heron sits crouched over, crest flat and in disarray. He is so far to the edge of the nest, that he appears on the verge of falling out.
This hierarchy can occur in many ways. For example, all of the eggs may not have hatched at the same time, and the ones that hatch first will have a head start at being fed and growing. The "sad sack" heron may have suffered an injury, an illness, or just received "bad genes" from its parents.
This photograph of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Stadium, affectionately called the “Birdnest” was taken three days ago during my visit to Tsinghua University.
It was a relatively calm evening. The waterway adjacent to the Birdnest offered a near mirror-like surface for captivating reflections of the intricate Birdnest structure and nearby trees.
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This Short-billed Gull was nesting at Tuktoyaktuk at the northern terminus of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Those are the waters of the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean.