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Have lots of these around my house, they even nested in my front door wreath and raised young ones.. I had to invite them elsewhere though, they were making a mess on my door step... they are still friends and neighbors though :)
here is a very short video of this one drinking water from the birdbath, hear the whirrrr of his wings as he takes off...
www.youtube.com/shorts/eGOpkfCZH5E
please see large :)
In an old burrow, discovered by Pauline (www.flickr.com/photos/pogspix/). See last image of her at the nest, which was surprisingly close to the burrow entrance and visible in some of the images. It was interesting to watch them bring out debris.
Somewhere In The Woods - St. Andrews, NB, Canada
I'm still alive, back in Ottawa, just trying to figure out a photo or photographic project to devote my creative efforts toward.
I pieced together a compilation video of some drone footage I took while on holiday in my hometown, take a look here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Ui2tar3aQ
As close as I could get without paying the consequences. These wasps are as aggressive as can be, especially if you mess with their nests. Living directly beside their nest is a very large spider, (you can see a leg or two in the shadows) not sure how that relationship netted out.
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Finally had a chance to go and check on the eaglets at the Ravines. Sunday morning was a little chilly but clear skies made for a little better photography than the dark grey skies I have been getting when I have a chance to go out lately.
Looks like both eaglets are doing well, healthy looking as I saw both stretching their wings and moving around the back side of the nest.
The park is still pretty swampy and wasn't the easiest getting around.
If someone wants to get up there and move some of those annoying twigs around it would be much appreciated.
This little greenfinch was busy collecting wool to line the nest on my mum's fence or was he in disguise?
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific.
The Atlantic puffin breeds in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and many North Atlantic islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and the British Isles in the east.
The Atlantic puffin has a large population and a wide range. It is not considered to be endangered although there may be local declines in numbers. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, they swim on the surface and feed mainly on small fish, which they catch by diving underwater, using their wings for propulsion.
The Atlantic puffin has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches and white underparts. Its broad, boldly marked red and black beak and orange legs contrast with its plumage. It moults while at sea in the winter and some of the bright-coloured facial characteristics are lost. The external appearance of the adult male and female are identical except that the male is usually slightly larger.
The juvenile has similar plumage but its cheek patches are dark grey. The juvenile does not have brightly coloured head ornamentation, its bill is less broad and is dark-grey with a yellowish-brown tip, and its legs and feet are also dark. Puffins from northern populations are typically larger than their counterparts in southern parts of the range. It is generally considered that these populations are different subspecies.
The Atlantic puffin spends the autumn and winter in the open ocean of the cold northern seas and returns to coastal areas at the start of the breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop colonies, digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. The chick mostly feeds on whole fish and grows rapidly. After about six weeks it is fully fledged and makes its way at night to the sea. It swims away from the shore and does not return to land for several years.
Colonies are mostly on islands where there are no terrestrial predators but adult birds and newly fledged chicks are at risk of attacks from the air by gulls and skuas. Sometimes a bird such as an Arctic skua will harass a puffin arriving with a beakful of fish, causing it to drop its catch. The striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and behaviour of this bird have given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the sea" and "sea parrot". It is the official bird symbol for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
This image was taken on a whale watching trip with Elding from Reykjavik, Iceland
It may be raining, but nest building goes on. A little bluetit helping him/herself to the Russian Blue fur I save all winter. Should be warm, once it dries out! :(
I did not touch the nest or baby. I couldn't resist a look, it is over 50 years since I saw baby Robins in a nest.
The parents have been feeding since taking the photo.
In my garden 14th May 2019 Stafford UK
A Great Blue Heron looks for just the right branch to take back to the nest. I noticed that a lot of deliberation goes into this process. The heron would scan the dead branches, break off a section, and hold it in its beak for a few moments. If it didn't feel quite "right" he would discard it and start the process all over again.
Victoria, BC.
"Hawk's Nest, the site of Hawks Nest State Park, is a peak on Gauley Mountain in Ansted, West Virginia, USA. The cliffs at this point rise 585 ft (178 m) above the New River. Located on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike (the road that served as an extension of the canal across what is now West Virginia), many early travelers on this road stopped to see the view of the river below. In modern times, the Midland Trail carries U.S. Route 60 through the same general route. Ample parking at the overlook in the state park provides tourists with free access to the views. English writer Harriet Martineau, who passed through the area in the 1830s, found the view at Hawk's Nest nearly as moving as Niagara Falls. Martineau also reported the legend that John Marshall, as a surveyor in his youth, had been its first white discoverer.
The name Hawk's Nest derived from the many fish hawks which inhabited the massive cliffs at this point. When the railroad began blasting in the area between 1869 and 1873, the hawks left the site and never returned. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was completed through the area on January 29, 1873, and a ceremony was held at Hawk's Nest Station." (Wikipedia).
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Sadly the two eggs that the marina swans laid early April have been removed from the nest. For three years the eggs she laid have been infertile but the parents sat on them for months. Last year the eggs were removed after about 3 months but this year I'd say they've noted when the eggs were laid and been ready to remove them if they are way over the incubation period. It must be so distressing for her as she's now busy building up the old nest.
On the road to East Point Lighthouse on Sunday, June 14, 2020, looking over the marsh, I spotted an osprey nest, occupied & guarded. I do not know if there were chicks...I assume there was at least one, or an egg, since one adult is standing guard. I'm not sure what/who I am seeing in the nest there, yet I assumed another parent. I could be very wrong. There are Nature Conservatory folks who erect these osprey stands & maintain them, to be sure there are nesting sites here in southern New Jersey.
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As you can see there really isn't a nest here but this is the tree that the eagles have chosen to try to build a nest in. This has been going on now for two weeks. The eagles keep bringing branches into this "Y" of the tree and every one of them have fallen to the ground. They are very persistent though. I would like to climb up there and nail a few branches in and give them a head start, but I think they will figure it out on their own.
We were so very fortunate to see this Western Kingbird nest recently. She was sitting on the nest when we first saw it. When we returned a couple weeks later, the babies were hiding under her. They appeared to be close to fledging so we looked in on them a few days later to find them out of the nest.
It was such a treat to see them just briefly through the nesting process at a respectable distance. I waited to post until they were gone.
Hazel just spotted this nest wedged above next doors drain pipes. Can see a couple of chicks at least.
Took this shot when I got to the tree. The white bird poop streak under the opening indicates this was indeed an active nest up until recently. Rains a few days prior would have washed it away. So I guess I am looking at a well fed snake. This is normal behavior for rat snakes. Circle of life.
Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
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