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Gannet hard at work gathering nesting material along the top of Bempton Cliffs.
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This pair of Gt Crested Grebes were nesting at Poolsbrook Country Park. Such attentative birds and they were both taking it in turns to bring top up nesting material, possibly the eggs have been laid. This is one of my favourite of the water birds and they truly display affection for each other.
I made a stop over at our local park yesterday and found a pair of Western Bluebirds deciding on their 'nesting site'!
Later that same morning. Still hard at it. Not sure if this is the same robin as there are two pairs nesting within a couple of feet of each other. Another Powershot image, this time at full X50 optical zoom.
Found a Red-tailed Hawk nest while driving one day. Took the 600mm lens so see how it would do and caught this hawk bringing in some nesting material. I'll try and visit again. Hopefully the chicks will be there and haven't left the nest yet. Teton Valley, Idaho, USA, April 2024
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Since we lost our breeding pair of swans a couple of years ago, we've been without new cygnets each spring, which is something I have missed. The young swan who has taken the territory along this stretch of the Union Canal now has a mate, and a friend alerted me to the fact they had made a nest and it looks like there are eggs in it, so perhaps this spring we will have cygnets again!
Sadly being young and inexperienced, they have chosen a less than ideal location - in a busy area, right against the canal wall by some apartments, meaning locals cats, foxes and others can see down into the nest. Hopefully the large swans will be a deterrent to any would be predators and we get some hatchlings...
Delighted to see them building up the nest this evening as I walked home from work.
Roseate Spoonbill nesting in the rookery at Smith Oaks. High Island, TX. Spoonbills are large members of the ibis family with a large specialized bill used to strain water for small tidbits of food.
Kudos to Houston Audubon for conserving this important coastal rookery.
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A Little Pied Shag arrives back with some just obtained nest building material.
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A plump mummy pigeon sitting on her eggs in a tiny nest that seems rather inadequate for her girth. I hope it doesn't come apart.
This lovely blue tit and its partner have a nest in the tree trunk in the woodland area at peckham rye park 2020
She can nest any time of year, in the most inhospitable climates, even during the frigid cold of winter. The factor that regulates nesting time is the availability of food rather than the time of year. When food is abundant, white-winged crossbills will use these resources to raise their young. They are amazingly well adapted little birds with an abundance of energy. The seeds of Tamarack seem to be one of their favorites. #WhitewingedCrossbills #BirdsoftheArtic
I saw several pairs on Sumas Prairie this morning, some are in the nests or nearby. Fog had just lifted and there was still some mist in the air and with the sun out haze was inevitable also
Willie Wagtail
Scientific Name: Rhipidura leucophrys
Description: The Willie Wagtail is the largest, and most well-known, of the Australian fantails. The plumage is black above with a white belly. The Willie Wagtail can be distinguished from other similar-sized black and white birds by its black throat and white eyebrows and whisker marks. The name wagtail stems from the constant sideways wagging of the tail. Young birds resemble the adults, but have paler, slightly rusty edges to the feathers of the wings.
Distribution: The Willie Wagtail is found throughout mainland Australia but is absent from Tasmania. It is also found in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Moluccas.
Habitat: Willie Wagtails are found in most open habitats, especially open forests and woodlands, tending to be absent from wet sclerophyll forests and rainforests. They are often associated with water-courses and wetlands and are common around human habitation.
Seasonal movements: Although usually seen singly or in pairs, it may form winter flocks, often mixed with other species.
Feeding: Willie Wagtails are active feeders. Birds can be seen darting around lawns as they hunt for insects on the ground. As they do so, the tail is wagged from side to side. Insects are also captured in the air, in active chases.
Breeding: The Willie Wagtail's nest is a neatly woven cup of grasses, covered with spider's web on the outside and lined internally with soft grasses, hair or fur. The soft lining of the nest, if not readily available, is often taken directly from an animal. The nest of the Willie Wagtail may be re-used in successive years, or an old nest is often destroyed and the materials used in the construction of a new nest. Nests are normally placed on a horizontal branch of a tree, or other similar structure. The cream-coloured eggs, speckled with grey and brown are incubated by both sexes. The young birds stay with the parents until the eggs from the next clutch start to hatch. At this point they are driven away. If conditions are favourable, the couple may raise up to four successive clutches in a single season.
The Willie Wagtail is often found in the company of cattle and sheep. They either run behind the moving animal snatching insects as they are disturbed, or sit on the animal's back, darting off to capture a flying insect and then returning to its mobile perch.
Calls: The Willie Wagtail's call is well-known, often being uttered constantly throughout the night, and is interpreted as "sweet-pretty-creature", though other calls involve more scolding and chattering notes.
Minimum Size: 18cm
Maximum Size: 22cm
Average size: 20cm
Average weight: 20g
Breeding season: mainly August to February; can nest all year round.
Clutch Size: Three.
Incubation: 14 days
Nestling Period: 14 days
(Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net; "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - Second Edition")
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Mallards start to pair up with potential mates in October and November, and begin nesting in march. The female will generally make her nest in a place that’s hidden by vegetation or in a natural hole in a tree. Most importantly though, they’ll look for somewhere near open water where the food is plentiful. This can sometimes however, result in a less than perfect choice of nest site, particularly in towns.
In the past, nests have been found in boathouses, wood piles, old crow’s nests, hay stacks, roof gardens, enclosed courtyards and even in large flowerpots in balconies several floors up!
Town ponds are a very popular nesting place for mallards and can often attract more ducks than are able to fit close by to the water. In these situations, many female mallards will nest well away from the pond to avoid competition and clashes from the others
Photo taken from bird observation hut Skrok just outside the village of Wommels, Friesland. (Vogelkijkhut.nl)
Male Bluebird with food for its young.
A series of shots of this bluebird nest with the parents actively feeding its three young.
I liked the way how this mother seagull watched me. It looked more self confident than afraid. Maybe I had gone any closed it would have pecked me coming too close to its nest.
Original background was so awful that I replaced it with a scenery from the same pond.
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.
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Our nesting Blue Tits. Just cannot say how important having water around the garden for the birds is. This is just a short while since he had his bath, and so much fun to watch.
Great Egret Family - In the Wild - sunlit-white
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - Summer 2025
Independence Day 2025 - Northern Florida
The Oldest U.S. City (1513) - 4th of July 2025
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In the Wild - Nesting - Loud Rookery - chaos! - kids in the nest!
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - adult + two large juveniles]
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