Nests of Birds of the British Isles
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A Great Blue Heron brings in another stick for the nest, while its mate keeps watch. Seen at Kensington Metropark, near Milford, Michigan.
Next mating season, this female Brown-headed Cowbird will lay eggs in another bird's nest, and leave them to be tended by the host bird. The eggs will hatch in a shorter time than the host's eggs, and the fast-growing chicks will be fed by the host bird. Often, the host bird's eggs or her chicks will be pushed out of the nest.
In my yard, I have seen an adult House Sparrow feeding the much larger cowbird juvenile, and a Northern Cardinal feeding a cowbird hatchling.
(The male cowbird is black with a brown head, hence the name Brown-headed Cowbird.)
Pied Flycatcher (M) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
* Gannets doing some nest improvements on the top of the cliffs . I suspect Gannets do not have a great sense of humour . Taken at the RSPB reserve at Bempton in East Yorkshire
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These seem to be becoming rarer here in Penang so I was pleased to find this one building her nest with a little help from the male :-))
Bald Eagle.
After finishing the nest framework, this male Bald eagle is bringing in soft material for his mate. It is certainly no 'memory foam' but surely just as comfortable for them.
A Great Egret in flight with a branch for nest building.
One of the last runs of the day, if not the last, as the sun was near to setting.
See another egret going into this area to forage in the woods for nesting material in the comment below.
Explored.
Ready to fledge, they left the nest soon after this was taken.
This nest is in a concrete underpass where a desert sand wash goes under one of the main paved roads.
As seen in Desert Hills, Green Valley Arizona, USA
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Looking Close... on Friday: Sweet Food in Square Photo.
Meringue nests with strawberry & blueberry yoghurts, cream, red berries fruit and (Christmas themed) sprinkles: YUMMY Morning Tea for the Grandchildren to create when they stayed at our place.
This little lady was very busy. Hummingbird nests are so intricate and well designed. Caught this one first thing in the morning.
I don't know what this Red-necked Grebe is transporting, it almost looks like a dirty net of some kind, but it ends up part of the grebe's nest. Makes sense!
Thought I'd give the ole 2X tele a try with the 600 and the new R5. I was curious to see how that combination works together and I think it looks great! What do you think?
Taken 14 June 2021 in Anchorage, Alaska.
I watched a nesting pair of Bald Eagles after golf on a windy day and this eagle snapped off three large limbs without stopping. There is one chick in the nest and the repairs were done working around it. I like watching Decorah Eagle cam which shows these majestic eagles in their massive nest. Berry college eagle cam and DC eagle cam are two others I enjoy following but nothing beats seeing them in person. Enjoy your week my friends. 😎
The arrival of spring brings the herons back to their nursery. It is lovely to accompany this movement and and fascinate me with the moments photographed
A chegada da primavera traz novamente as garças para construção do berçario. É adorável acompanhar estes movimentos e me fascina os momentos capturados.
Very grateful to everyone for the comments and visits
Obrigada à todos pelos comentários e visitas!
* This Great Egret was adding materials to its already large nest. Taken on Avery Island Southern Louisiana in 2014
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Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL
I try not post picture of same bird in my gallery .
Like now : this park have many burrowing owl nest(burrow)
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This little bird was building a nest in my garden. I patiently watched the to and fro, and took advantage of the return. I happened to be standing in the way as it waited for me to finish shooting and move out of the way.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Lakes and Ponds
Food : Fish
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Aerial Dive
Conservation : Low Concern
"Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming. These large, rangy hawks do well around humans and have rebounded in numbers following the ban on the pesticide DDT. Hunting Ospreys are a picture of concentration, diving with feet outstretched and yellow eyes sighting straight along their talons."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
I found this nest close to my area, and I was so excited to take a photo but I just want to make clear that I really respected all nests.
Always remember to keep your distance from any occupied nests you find. You don't want to stress out the parents or attract any predators like squirrels or other birds to the nest :)
Another in a series of egrets building their nests at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, California
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) perched on a branch with a stick – nest building material – in its beak.
Wrona siwa (Corvus cornix) siedąca na gałązce z patykiem – materiałem do budowy gniazda – w dziobie.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest Florida
USA
The tri-colored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron that is native to coastal parts of the Americas. In the Atlantic region in ranges from northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Mexican Gulf and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a non-breeding visitor to the far north.
Tri-colored herons breed in swamps and other coastal habitats. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid.
Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back.
The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects. – Wikipedia
November turns to December, autumn ends and winter approaches.....warm colors turn cold.
Take a deep breath, here comes Christmas!
Nest Maintenance
Even though many of their chicks have already left their minimal nests and are roosting on branches, Great Egrets seem to be driven to continually maintain their nests. Taken at Kiwanis Lake in Pennsylvania.
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There is a fuzzy light spot to the lower right of the eagle's wing - that is one of the chicks. It does have a beak showing.
I've been watching this nest for weeks, to see what's emerging. today I was lucky!
It is still one egg in the nest.
EMERGE or EMERGING is the topic for Monday May 8, 2017, Group Our Daily Challenge
Chifre-de-ouro (Heliactin bilophus). Nest.
Altiplano Leste, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Animal in wildlife.
Cyathus striatus I think. Birds nest fungi produce cup-like fruiting bodies that contain tiny "eggs", or peridioles. The cups are about 6mm wide. The peridioles contain the spores, and are knocked out of the cups by raindrops, and this is how the fungi reproduce.
Photographed in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Focus stack using Zerene
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing a tree with a bunch of dead grass needed to line its nest.
Wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) wspinająca się na drzewo z garścią suchej trawy potrzebnej do wyścielenia gniazda.