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I did a prom photo shoot for friends over the weekend, and found this nest full of eggs down by the lake! Not sure if it's ducks or coots, because we never saw an adult near the nest while we were there.
The Mother Osprey brings in another stick for the nest. It seems odd that the parents would still be adding sticks when the kids are only days away from fledging. I have observed this behavior in the past. My speculation is that this is a nest building lesson for the kids. They watch with attention as Mom carefully places the new stick. Near St. Clair Park, Bellingham, Wa.
Mama in the nest just down the beach from the eagle tree next door. Dad had just dropped off fresh kill, so I went down to check if I could see feeding babies...but not yet. This is a deep nest mind you...I'm hopeful.
This I was told is a Owl's nest and with the low water level of Barr lake I was able to walk in front of it to see if any one was home but this don't look like feather's. I went back a couple day's later just to see and it was empty. When the lake starts to fill you can't see the opening.
Still in the nest & being fed by adults. Amazing that in just a couple of weeks they will fly to South Africa. Too dark in hide for my camera to capture the feeding by adults
Apple blossom and a piece of twisted plant root with Belgian chocolate praline eggs. Spent an entire hour painstakingly making a nest from birch twigs — I have a new-found respect for birds's ability to make these using only their tiny beaks and feet — my fingers and opposable thumbs found the task decidedly tricky!
Finally arriving at its nest behind a lot a small branches with its stick after flying all the past the other nests. Mom looked a bit alarmed on the nest when he arrived. :-)
Great Blue Heron rookery active again this year, about 14-15 nests. About 125 yards from the road, about 75 feet high and only a small window to shoot through the trees between us. Only there a short time, extremely windy and got overcast so detail and exposure off on many. Will be going back check on them from time to time.
March 8, 2021
The bluebirds have chosen a home and are very busy building their nest. We are so happy that they have picked our back yard for another summer!
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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oh man this little one was a squirmer. If he wasn't in Mommy's arms he wasn't happy-this was my test shot and my only shot before he really screamed lol. I was wanting to try out my new birds nest but he wasn't having it.
My son has a new house in Forney. He stacked bricks for a landscaping project and it left a narrow space between the bricks & the house. When he was going to put out the bricks, he discovered a mallard had made her nest back in the narrow hidden space. Landscaping project has been put on hold. I got to see this on Mother's Day when the family gathered there.
Female Mallard Duck on nest (Anas platyrhynchos)
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A male Northern Flicker keeps watch over its' nestlings. A third one is tucked in out of view inside the hole.
This Great Blue Heron was returning to its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands when I snapped this image.
Canon EOS 7D2, EF500 4L IS USM, F5.6, 1/1250, ISO 400
As close as I would like to get, so did not attempt to do any "Gardening!" A busy wasp's nest in the sandy soil under a dog rose, Beccles Common
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This female Australian native bee - Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus - is sealing off her nest in one of our bee hotels. We have quite a number of them here at the moment. It's fascinating to watch them at work.
Another cowbird egg has appeared in the nest.
Originally I thought this was a cuckoo egg, becasue they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, too. But n.petite suggested cowbird, and she was correct. I looked up pictures of the eggs of both, and these resemble cowbird eggs.
I think these are Yellow Crown Night Herons. If not, do correct me. This pair was busy building a nest at Armand Bayou State Park.
This beautiful wasp was visiting a nest every 15-30 minutes, but I never saw it bring prey. It did excavate the nest hole some. I was able to set up a tripod and stake out the site. The wasp was slowed, perhaps, by the slightly cool weather--70s (F)--on a cloudy summer day. Happy Wing Wednesday!
Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus (female)
Location: Durham NC USA.
These are the ones I find myself stealing from their baskets. They're so pretty, and who can resist a little egg of solid chocolate?
Male Gannet brings more stuffing for the nest either that or an all-night stop-out morning bouquet for her indoors :0)
Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it sight,
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
Romeo, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare