Thetis lake regional park, victoria bc, canada, on top of a small hill in the park

These nests were collected over years, from cut-down trees, blown out of trees, etc. Now I'm giving them back to nature...

It's that time of year again when cranes from all over the country converge on Southampton Water to build their nests in time for the Spring breeding season. It tends to be a polygamous affair!

Textures: abstract meadow (v2) by gigmaster and sepia canvas by solstock

First time I ever saw a wasps nest. Very interesting disigns. They appear to be continuing to build on it. View on large size

This is a nest of eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus. While doing spring cleaning on some of my landscaping back in early April, I found this rabbit nest. Watch for shots soon of the mother nursing the babies.

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This is trhe 3rd wasp nest we have had outside our front door. And then their genociding killing by me of them. This nest stung me the day before the bastards

Image: Empa

An eagle sitting on the nest near the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, MN

Song Thrush/Turdus philomelos nesting in a holly bush.

The Tigers Nest is located 500 meters up the mountain on the edge of cliff.

The Tigers Nest is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, in Bhutan. A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup (stag tshang seng ge bsam grub) cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan

A bird's egg inside its nest.

03/13-15/2010

Many of us along the eastern seaboard are afflicted with clouds, rain, mist and flooding. The Potomac is a mess! I visited Pops on Friday and Saturday and stopped today. My concern a few days ago was Ma Osprey's return - as of Saturday I did not see her.

I stopped today to see if Ma Osprey had returned - didn't see her - Also to check on Pops Osprey - didn't see him either. I wasn't there long, so I am taking that into consideration.

The nest looks pretty good, as Pop's has been busy adding wood. I don't know for sure and am guessing that the weather has him taking a break of sorts. Only thing semi-active gulls, crows and a few ducks.

Also Pops Osprey arrived a full ten days earlier than last year. I know the females usually arrive shortly there after, but I am open to the idea that Ma Osprey will return this week on schedule, that's if she isn't back and I just didn't see her today.

It can't be much fun building nests in this weather or fishing. There are some dangerous rough water conditions.

Also, The Friends of Blackwater Osprey Cam is ready for the season. Also check out the Eagle Cam

Ground nest bee. Probably sipping dew moisture on the leaf.

wall with old hdd plates at the office of my friend.

This photo will start a new group called Nested Photo

Join it free if you have something like this one (please read rules before posting).

nest in boab tree

While removing wall and old insulation, I discover some kind of wasp or hornet nest. A slight shift in the main beam left a crack that enabled them to get in and build. See closeup (previous pic).

This carton nest is very conspicuousin nature. It´s built by the Azteca ants, which are sheer agressive. They are known by the interaction with Cecropia trees, that they defend. It´s not a very easy task to collect some nests. As a myrmecologist, I must do some activities like that, not so pleasuring!

So much of my Crows Nest journey has led me to two very strong conclusions. People here love their coffee and food. So with this many people talking about food I thought I needed to get a chef’s photo and story. This is never easy as chefs are always busy preparing for the days trade. But today I was lucky and I had a restaurant in mind, Peter Pan’s Italian Restaurant. This place is part of Crows Nest. If Crows Nest was a pizza it would super supreme and Peter Pan’s would be the base. Lets be honest about one thing, pizza toppings are the flavor but you get a bad base and the pizza is stuffed. The more I explore Crows Nest I really believe it is the small businesses that is the base of this community. They are the foundations. Peter Pan’s is part of this base and has been serving the people of Crows Nest for 19yrs. I have eaten there and its good!

Nelson has been cooking up a storm here for 3yrs and his signature dish BBQ Octopus marinated in garlic, oil and fresh herbs. I am a foodie in the same way I am an amateur photographer. I may not be brilliant at it but I really like doing it. I asked him what makes this his signature dish, with a grin a chef can only give you he answers it in a way all chefs answer the question ‘what’s your secret’, “ah you know its just the way I cook it, its juicy and tender and the customers they love it, no one does quite like me” (with a really think Italian accent). I guess I will never get the secretes to his success.

Nelson likes Crows Nest and he gets to meet lots of locals. As I was talking to him one regular walks in, when I mean regular he has being coming her for many many years, each person their knows his name and what he likes, but more than that they know about him and take the time to ask him how things are going, his wife and family. Its old school where service isn't good enough if the food is well prepared and delivered on time, its about traditional family. How many restaurants today do you walk into and the waiter, bartender, the owner and chefs know you? I think that is what makes Peter Pan's different and why in Crows Nest you will not find a McDonald's, people come to these places because the owners and the staff take time to get to know who you are. They treat you like family and they invite you in to their homes and take pleasure in preparing your meal.

Nelson likes the friendly nature of people in Crows Nest and this makes the atmosphere in the restaurant really enjoyable. I would also say its a mixture of the locals and the staff that make the atmosphere enjoyable. Its busy (but the best places always are) and there is a buzz about it a real energy. I had just one last question for Nelson and I asked him what do people in Crows Nest know about Italian food, and again with a grin he said “People in Crows Nest know their Italian food well”

Thanks Nelson and the team at Peter Pan's for sharing your Crows Nest.

Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page

Taktsang Monastery aka "Tiger's Nest". Bhutan.

so I'm at my parents', we open up the barbecue to grill up some dinner and WAAA there's a giant (chipmunk?) nest inside it. the barbecue had been used two days earlier and i'm still kinda creeped looking at this. (i might be nest-ophobic)

I picked this up because it had fallen out of a low tree near my condo. I am pretty sure it's a cardinal's nest, because I've seen cardinals flying in and out of this tree/bush the last few years. It had blown a ways away so I felt it probably could not be replaced and re-used. I was amazed by how much of the nest construction was made from found items of plastic and metal.

My mom reached up to water a hanging basket below our balcony, and a robin flew out in a hurry. We found this nest in the basket.

These little birds certainly have a unique way of making a nest.

Noticed this walking home one day. The "nature versus technology" irony of a tiny bird making a nest to raise young in the middle of a cable box is beautiful to me. :)

Throw Nest Designer: Jim Hannon Tan and Cameron Snelgar

Nested fabric buckets - blogged here

These nests were collected over years, from cut-down trees, blown out of trees, etc. Now I'm giving them back to nature...

Exploring the underworld of the piers at Richmond Shipyard.

Mamiya M645 1000s, 80mm. Kodak Portra 800 @ 1600

no light so high iso & low shutter speeds were the order of the day here....

the birds performed magnificently so i'll definitely be back

big thank you to mark for putting me onto this & even meeting me in the morning to make sure i found it.....

The Belle Haven bald eagles take a break from nest building. The nest is brand new, so it's not nearly as large as it could be if they continue to use it in the coming years. They'll probably have to add a lot more sticks before it can comfortably support a brood.

UPDATE: The nest actually looks a bit larger from a side view, so I think it's oval-shaped rather than circular.

The Hummingbird was very kind to locate her nest were it was conveniently easy to photograph!! This is me at my client's house.

To view my set documenting this Hummingbird family (including my notes) click here.

There was nothing in the nest. Mama & Papa Gray Catbird were no where to be seen on the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa. No eggs. No egg shells in the nest. No egg shells on the ground. NOTHING! It is a true mystery to me. After all, I did take a photograph of the eggs.

Later that morning, I did hear the Catbirds, but I couldn't locate them in the yard.

College of Visual Arts - First Annual Student and Alumni Design Conference

Image: Empa