This is a Common loon nesting on a small island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. The legs on loons are positioned far back on their bodies, making them excellent swimmers and divers, but making them less mobile and slower on land. Hence they typically nest on the water’s edge, often on isolated, quiet lakes using materials that are readily available, like grass, leaves, and twigs. Loons usually lay 1-2 eggs, and both parents share incubation duties. The nesting period is sensitive to disturbances from humans or predators that can lead to nest abandonment. This photo was shot from a safe distance with a telephoto lens and then cropped.

In mating plumage, a great blue heron delivers nesting material to its mate at the Viera Wetlands in Viera, Florida.

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This dove was nesting in a tree outside the hotel, and her nest was about chest high to me. She was so sweet and calm as I photographed her.

Herons lit by the early morning sun.

Bald eagle gathering some winter insulation

A New Zealand Dotterel.

Robin

Picking up sticks

The female of this pair of nesting osprey is noticeably larger. Both parents are sitting near the nest to protect it. Couldn't see any young. I believe she is still incubating. Taken at Fort Pickens , Florida.

Our beautiful world, pass it on.

Heron carrying branches back to its nest

Today there is a ceremony for my neighbour, who passed away last Saturday. Only a limited number of relatives will be able to attend, due to Corona measures.

Rest in peace, my friend.

photo by Pieter Lommerse

Now that's what I call a beak full... :-)

Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida

Gannets at Muriwai.

A European Starling gathers more material for the nest.

Image of a Stork nesting in an abandoned dockside crane in Portimiao, Portugal.

The Ruakaka estaury side. DoC only has a small area marked off for the bird nesting.

Gannet hard at work gathering nesting material along the top of Bempton Cliffs.

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Do wooden ducks lay stone eggs? This duck decoy is nestled next to a shrub in my apartment complex and stones have been placed next to it. Very strange.

Both male and female have been feeding all day today

I am wondering how many as the last count was 11 eggs.

We watched one of them having another quick bath.

This eagle flew into the nest with a fish. A few seconds later, the other eagle in the nest flew off to hunt, and this one stayed. I believe the sparrow is building or has a nest in the eagle nest.

Dawlish, a little town on the Devon coast, is famous for its black swans, introduced from Western Australia about 100 years ago.

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A Little Pied Shag arrives back with some just obtained nest building material.

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A Mourning Dove carries a twig in the process of building a nest

For three years in a row I've gotten a Sage Thrasher at the Maddalena Preserve in Sierra Valley...it must be their 'nesting site' and there are also so many beautiful perching posts throughout the valley for birds to pick from!

A Brandts Cormorant bringing in nesting material to its nest on the side of the cliffs in La Jolla, California.

Fort De Soto Florida

La Jolla Cove

Taken at Barton Marina

This lovely blue tit and its partner have a nest in the tree trunk in the woodland area at peckham rye park 2020

Lovely bird guarding its nest hole which is to the left of the blue tit.. going back again today if the weather holds out..

It's that time of year for our birds.

ODC-Nest or Nesting

Another name for these is Matryoshka Dolls. These are hand painted. I got them from Russia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll

Where to see a heronry..The sight of a grey heron standing in solitary siege on rivers and waterways is one that is as familiar as it is bewitching. Yet for around three months of the year from February these distinctive-looking birds, with their crests, dagger bills and stilt-like legs come together to breed. A heronry is somewhere herons have nested for many generations and on certain Wildlife Trust reserves it’s possible to catch a rare glimpse of up to 40 nests teetering in the tree-tops at any one time

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A pair of lovely wood pigeons make a nest on the tree right in front of my bedroom window.This means that every morning I will wake up early because they are very loud in communication between themselves.I do not care because it is wonderful to watch and listen to these wonderful birds.

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