Taken at Taronga Zoo in Sydney

Red avadavat (Male)

I bought these earrings in San Francisco I think they are supposed to resemble the Russian nesting dolls. I couldn't leave them behind I had to buy them, HMM!

Great Blue Heron taking some moss for the nest...

Nesting

Breeds in colonies, often of this species alone, sometimes mixed with other wading birds; rarely in isolated pairs. Male chooses nest site and displays there to attract mate. Displays include stretching neck up with bill pointing skyward, flying in circles above colony with neck extended, stretching neck forward with head and neck feathers erected and then snapping bill shut. Nest: Site highly variable, usually in trees 20-60' above ground or water; sometimes in low shrubs, sometimes on ground (on predator-free islands), sometimes well above 100' in tree. Nest (built mostly by female, with material gathered mostly by male) is a platform of sticks, sometimes quite large.

Source : Audubon Field Guide

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The tree, adjacent to a lake, is a Long Leaf pine, a pine species native to the Southeastern United States. Photo taken from approx. 20 meters away. Branch is approx. 15 meters above a lake near my home in North Carolina. The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Bluebirds have been nesting in the same area for a number of years, I am not sure if it is the same pair keep returning back or they spread the word around about our province as a habitat of choice among bluebirds. This pair hung around for sometime and was very cooperative.

We came across a pair of striated paradalotes nesting in a tree hollow and where able to photograph them as they flew in and out to feed the chicks.

I went back to check on the nesting eagles...no sign of the eaglets but saw tip of a white head so knew one or more parents were there. As I took photos of the head tip, the adult started to fly....camera in right place at right time, wind blowing the leaves aside so I could get some good shots, a thrill.

I'll have to go back when the young are starting to fledge...maybe I'll get lucky again.

...interesting observation; the neighbors are so accustomed to them they don't pay any attention.

Enjoy the weekend, flickr friends....thanks for your visit...Pat...xo...

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Some family health problems going on...

Green Orb Weaver (Araneus circulissparsus)

Spotted nesting on the Jade Plant.

A Cactus Wren is in the mood to nest build.

The Great Egret looking for a mate. February thru June is mating season here in Florida at the Wading Bird Rookery, at the Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine, Florida.

pine cone

Hello everyone. I literally have not been creating much of anything since I was last active here. Trying now to reignite the creative spark. Looking forward to catching up with you all soon.

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Seen on the Veranda of a Public House overlooking Bridlington Harbour ..

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London

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Entered into TMI's "Wild White" challenge, July 2024.

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Listen Along

"The Mystic's Dream"

A clouded dream on an earthly night

Hangs upon the crescent moon

A voiceless song in an ageless light

Sings at the coming dawn

Birds in flight are calling there

Where the heart moves the stones

It's there that my heart is calling

All for the love of you

A painting hangs on an ivy wall

Nestled in the emerald moss

The eyes declare a truce of trust

And then it draws me far away

Where deep in the desert twilight

Sand melts in pools of the sky

When darkness lays her crimson cloak

Your lamps will call me home

And so it's there my homage's due

Clutched by the still of the night

And now I feel you move

Every breath is full

So it's there my homage's due

Clutched by the still of the night

Even the distance feels so near

All for the love of you.

Lakewood, Colorado

The female sat quietly in the nest that was just a few feet from a local walking trail.

Roseate Spoonbill flying back to the nest with nesting material.

Cormorant

Cobb Island, MD

They have a nest in one of my bluebird nest boxes

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A heron settling down in the grasses on the dunes next to the beach at St. George Island State Park.

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not much light for this but had to share anyway. this little cutie was grabbing the moss from my back garden to take back to it's nest

Sagebrush Rd. Rookery

Crested Goshawk collecting nesting material

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Nesting mute swans at Abbotsbury.

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This snowy egret picked up this rather large stick and is flying it to its nest.

Nesting on a small island on our lake this summer. Isle Lake Alberta