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Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors was a magazine published from 1997 to 2004, for a total run of 26 issues. The covers can be found in this collection
French Navy Sud Aviation S.A.319B Alouette III '161' c/n.2161, seen stowed aboard the French Helicopter Assault ship 'Tonnerre' L9014 as she departs Portsmouth Harbour, 9th March 2013.
Along with three other helicopters she was active later off Browndown Training Camp later in the day along with various Landing craft, Armoured vehicles, troops and weaponry.
More images to follow.
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I recently spent some time watching a pied shag, karuhiruhi, nest. It was amazing to watch the family interact and observe many interesting behaviours, some that surprised me. The chicks grew at an amazing rate, and were able to ingest an incredible amount of large fish. The adult birds would pass the nesting material over to the chicks who would place the material on the nest, I hadn't observed this behaviour before.
This is the same yellow jacket nest that I filmed at the beginning of August. I can only imagine how many individuals are in this nest now. The front of the lens was about 2 - 2.5 feet from the entrance. It was a bit tricky to get it composed and focused but I like the end result. I didn't get stung either!!
One of the local bee experts says this year the yellow jacket nests are the largest he has ever seen. Size wise and number of individuals.
An eagles nest we saw on our swamp buggy ride
Added for the September 2012 Monthly Scavenger Hunt pool - 16 - Eagle Eyed
This appears to be a bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). These individuals and the nest was observed hanging over Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada. It was a pleasant August day. The nest actually hung over the water -- I was standing in the lake to take this picture.
I checked the nest of the Common Ground-Dove. The female saw me coming and sneaked off the nest over to one side before flying off quietly (not in a noisy burst as when I first unknowingly walked up to within 4 feet of the nest. I took this shot from about 10 feet away and then just kept walking to avoid drawing attention to my scent. Local predators that we have seen along this road include Gray Fox, Bobcat, Raccoon and Opossum in addition to feral cats. Visit rosy-finch.blogspot.com
The Smart Slab segments being placed piece by piece on the 12cm wide mesh mould wall. Photo: Digital Building Technologies (dbt), ETH ZĆ¼rich / Tom Mundy
Nest
Spring 1998
Commissioned by Roberta Brittingham - Bald Hills, Washington
A suspended Pyramidal Nest- house for meditation, tea, smoke and deep, deep sleep.
Zaunkƶnig bei seinem Nest. Dieses ist an einem Baumstamm in den empor wachsenden Efeu "integriert" worden.
Hamerkop
(Scopus ambretta)
Hamerkop
(Scopus ambretta)
AC
The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, which has given this species its name. It is found in Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks and rocky coasts. The hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often show local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar.
The hamerkop was first described by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 in his landmark Ornithologia, published two years after the tenth edition of Carl Linnaeus' Systema Naturae. Brisson's work was later incorporated by Linnaeus into the 12th edition of the Systema Naturae. Brisson's names for bird genera were widely adopted by the ornithological community despite the fact that he did not use Linnaeus' binomial system. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) ruled in 1911 that Brisson's genera were available under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, so Brisson is considered to be the genus authority for the hamerkop. The specific name umbretta was given to the hamerkop in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin. The generic name, Scopus, is derived from the Ancient Greek skia for shadow. The specific name umbretta is modified from the Latin for umber or dark brown.[8]
The hamerkop is sufficiently distinct to be placed in its own family, although the relationships of this species to other families has been a longstanding mystery. The hamerkop is usually included in the Ciconiiformes, but might be closer to the Pelecaniformes. Recent studies have found that its closest relatives are the pelicans and shoebill.
The hamerkop is the only living member of its family, but one extinct species is known from the fossil record. Scopus xenopus was described by ornithologist Storrs Olson in 1984 from Pliocene deposits found in South Africa.
The hamerkop is also known as the hammerkop, hammerkopf, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, umbrette, umber bird, tufted umber, or anvilhead.
There are two subspecies currently recognised. The widespread nominate race S. u. umbretta, and the smaller of West African S. u. minor, described by George Latimer Bates in 1931. Two other subspecies have been proposed. S. u. bannermani of south west Kenya is usually lumped with the nominate race. It has been suggested that birds in Madagascar may be distinct, in which case they would be placed in the subspecies S. u. tenuirostris. That proposed subspecies was described by Austin L. Rand in 1936. It has also been suggested that birds near the Kavango River in Namibia may be distinct, but no formal description has been made.
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Luckily spotted a single down feather at Birch cavity at 22'.
Climbed expecting Tawny or perhaps Mallard or Goosander.
Another Mandarin only few 100 m's from nest#1
Weardale Co.Durham
Foreground: dummy nest. Background: real nest.
I was not able to extract all of the materials from the real nest intact. The twigs and other materials were packed tightly under and around the nest cup.
I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
A concrete mullion is slip-formed using Smart Dynamic Casting. Photo: Roman Keller / NCCR Digital Fabrication
This hummingbird chose to nest in a bush just in front of my office door. At first, it would fly away every time someone opened the door. Now it's getting used to the people.
There must be at least 20 harvestmen nesting in the wall of a bridge I walk under every morning....and no they aren't spiders
A fresh wild Orangutan nest constructed the previous night, we just missed it!
Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo.
Monday May 28th
It is a fascinating although rather a choppy ride observing how Young Victor is learning about fatherhood, especially when comparing it with Mrs' first tremulous season. Some behaviours seem to be instinctive but others need to be stimulated or learnt. As a mature bird No-ring used to stand on the side of the nest and watch his young family intently in the early stages, taking any opportunity he could to either feed them or brood them. It was he who taught Mrs how to care for her chicks in her first few days as a mother, showing her how to offer the chicks food and giving her the correct size morsels to try with.
YV, for whom all is new, also has very little idea of how he is supposed to deal with his offspring. The sequence on Saturday was indicative of this. He brought a fish up to the nest and Mrs flew off, leaving him in charge whilst she had a stretch and time out of the blazing sun for a while. After a quick glance at the pathetic little scrap lying in the bottom of the nest YV obviously came to the conclusion that it would be best to follow Nelson's advice ' I see no chick', ignore the entire situation and concentrate on the fish in hand (claw) So, he resolutely turned his back and nibbled on, leaving chick to lie unregarded and unfed in the sizzling heat. We were all very relieved when Mrs returned to set everything ship-shape again. Presumably, if he can watch her nurturing and feeding the chick for long enough he will learn some of the skills.
On the plus side the sight of the chick has obviously awoken some sort of deep primal instinct in YV as like his father he has suddenly gone into overdrive on the fishing. Sunday saw the first come in at 06.00 and then four more before lunchtime. Certainly the combination of ample food, warm weather and mother's care has contributed to the increasingly active little body we keep seeing bobbing up and down.
The nest of a common wild species found here in the Scottish countryside. It migrates from more densely populated environments, commonly purchases all the essentials required to survive in this inhospitable place on a Friday night and, like a bower bird, decorates its nest with the detritus of its weekend of mind-numbing excesses.
"Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints"
Memo: Bag it and take it home.
Originally a Sea Eagle or Osprey nest (perhaps). About a metre across.
Years ago, at first view, the nest was open with only large sticks. Later, another creature covered it up with smaller branches. The nest was vacant today, but I have seen feathers here before.
It's surprisingly unprotected, being near ground level. There are many large goannas in the national park, which may eat the eggs or nestlings. However, it does appear to be regularly used, so perhaps the nest site is successful.