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.

Taken at Taronga Zoo in Sydney

Red avadavat (Male)

A Canada goose nesting on the shore of the lake.

Female Bluebird

Lansdale, PA

When is nesting season and where do geese typically nest? Nesting season begins early March and can continue through late May. Nesting spots can be next to a pond or a half mile away. Geese typically like to nest where approaching predators can be easily spotted.

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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

West 9th Street Rookery is one site that we keep returning to. The Egrets are nesting now, as this one was sitting on its nest. We can’t wait for the chicks to hatch ! We will continue to visit and hopefully post some chicks soon. The male starts working on a nest before finding a mate. Then the female takes over and ends up doing most of the nest building, with materials supplied by the male. The nest is a shallow oval of loosely woven twigs, small sticks, grasses, sedges, rushes, and Spanish moss, about 14–18 inches across and 8–13 inches high.

From the viewing platform of the Porto Cathedral: Gulls nest in a chimney

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.

The Little Owl is not a native species, having been introduced to Britain in the 1870s, but it appears to have occupied a vacant niche without having any detrimental impact on other species. Numbers and breeding distribution increased gradually, reaching an estimated breeding population of between 4,000 and 8,500 pairs at the time of Project Barn Owl. The current distribution extends across England, north to the Scottish borders and west into Wales, where it is largely confined to Anglesey and to eastern parts of the country. There have been very few records from Ireland.

Pairs remain on their breeding territories throughout the year, with territorial calling evident during autumn – when young birds are searching for breeding territories – and again during spring. Small cavities are favoured for breeding, these often located within hedgerow trees or the walls of old agricultural buildings. Favoured nesting chambers tend to be located some distance from the cavity entrance and with little daylight reaching them. The male will often perch close to the nest cavity while his mate is incubating her clutch of eggs.

Little Owls often hunt from a perch, taking small mammals and large invertebrates, including earthworms, cockchafers and other beetles. There is evidence to suggest that breeding success is linked to the availability of small mammals, though some pairs evidently do well on other prey; a pair breeding on the island of Skomer, for example, took a large number of Storm Petrels (Courtesy BTO).

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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

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.

Anna's Hummingbird

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.

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Here's what a male red-winged blackbird looks like while trying to stay warm at the crack of dawn today. These guys come back a week or so before the females in order to stake out what they think are the best nesting territories. Being the first brave male back has its hazards though, as this chilly early bird will soon discover.

pine cone

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Taken at broxbourne with a canon 80d and tamron 150-600mm lens

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London

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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Delores Fenwick Nature Center, Pearland, Texas.

Lakewood, Colorado

Under lockdown again - decided to drop by my favorite park close to home. There I saw a group of Tree Swallows busy setting up nests on this glorious Spring day. While this one was busy bringing in nesting materials his/her partner sat on a nearby tree preening, stretching and pretending to be busy.

Cormorant

Western Scrub Jay prepares for the season.

They have a nest in one of my bluebird nest boxes

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

Flying on and off to prepare the nest with leaves.

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Taken from a long distance away on a rainy day.

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

Tree swallow with nesting material

Crested Goshawk collecting nesting material