Nesting Birds
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We found this little nest (without the egg) in front of our garage. It was shapeless and abandoned so I pulled it back together. This past summer we had several new families of black-eyed juncos and one new family of robins…perhaps this was one of their nests.
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
Roseate Spoonbill bringing in a twig for the nest.
From Audubon:
Breeds mainly during winter in Florida, during spring in Texas. Nests in colonies. At beginning of breeding season, entire flock may suddenly fly up, for no apparent reason, and circle the area. In courtship, male and female first interact aggressively, later perch close together, present sticks to each other, cross and clasp bills. Nest site is in mangroves, tree, shrub, usually 5-15' above ground or water, sometimes on ground. Nest (built mostly by female, with material brought by male) a bulky platform of sticks, with deep hollow in center lined with twigs, leaves.
I found a pair of Redstarts nesting in a hole in a dead tree today,close to where I am staying in Teesdale.It was in a very dark location but occasionally the male landed in this brighter spot near the nest and I managed to get this shot as he was taking food to his youngsters.
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.
Avocet sitting on some eggs, I will never know if they hatch and how many youngsters she will have but the sight of her that close was a absolute highlight
Een prachtige kluut op haar nest, hoewel ik nooit zal weten of de eieren uitkomen en hoeveel pulletjes er zullen zijn was deze ontmoeting van zeer dichtbij absoluut waardevol
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.
Cormorant/Shag on it's nest, Farne Islands, UK.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_shag
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant
From Wikipedia:
"No consistent distinction exists between cormorants and shags. The names 'cormorant' and 'shag' were originally the common names of the two species of the family found in Great Britain, Phalacrocorax carbo (now referred to by ornithologists as the great cormorant) and P. aristotelis (the European shag). "Shag" refers to the bird's crest, which the British forms of the great cormorant lack. As other species were encountered by English-speaking sailors and explorers elsewhere in the world, some were called cormorants and some shags, depending on whether they had crests or not. Sometimes the same species is called a cormorant in one part of the world and a shag in another, e.g., the great cormorant is called the black shag in New Zealand (the birds found in Australasia have a crest that is absent in European members of the species). Van Tets (1976) proposed to divide the family into two genera and attach the name "cormorant" to one and "shag" to the other, but this flies in the face of common usage and has not been widely adopted."
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Although they are not the only birds to engage in similar behaviour, gannets are famous for "billing" or “mutual fencing.” While it can happen any time both birds from a mated pair are at their nest site, it is quite routine when one bird returns to the nest after foraging for food or nesting material. The two gannets will face each other, often touching and calling. They then shake their heads side to side with their bills clacking together. They often bow, rub necks, and preen each other’s neck before taking up the more mundane activities of nesting in colonies, such as bickering and fighting with neighbors.
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"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.
A heron settling down in the grasses on the dunes next to the beach at St. George Island State Park.