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Carmine Bee-eaters nesting on the banks of the Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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Various groups of people here in Europe erect elevated platforms to facilitate nesting of storks. The birds certainly use them. I imagine the idea is to counter the loss of natural locations to both agriculture and urbanization. However, I prefer to see storks nesting in trees. It just seems more natural (and photogenic).
Obviously, there are two storks and a nest toward the top of my springtime 2021 photo. However, if you look lower, you can just glimpse other storks who also have a nest in this tree. This lower nest looks less well constructed than the one above, and is maybe even falling apart. But what do I know? I am not a stork.
Location: Tier Park Lange Erlen, Basel City BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Birds.
The male storks arrived a few months back and looks like the chirping of tiny beaks may be in prospect.
They love holes in old trees, and as an invasive species (from the east) they may displace other native species.
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.
I usually don’t go out on cloudy days but out of frustration I did. We’re scheduled for another WEEK of rain and clouds.
I decided to visit an eagles nest about 35 minutes from me. When I arrived I was happy to see at least one eagle sitting low in the nest. A moment later it flew out and down low around the nest. I can only assume it was trying to grab a quick bite. It failed and returned to the nest. About 5 minutes later the second eagle returned. They switched positions and the original eagle took off for a break. It’s safe to assume they have at least one egg at this point,
I was surprised the pictures came out decent (I feel) considering I was approx. 75yards away. The reach on the lens with the 1.4x extender is approx. 1792mm. It was completely overcast. I feel that what little light there was must have been reflecting off the lake ( nest is right off it) helping to keep the iso at a manageable level.
After finding the first of this pair, I looked around & spotted the second hawk. Close to the first one but different tree. Both were close to the nest tree but on different sides of the road. Watching over their territory. It won't be long before they are actively working on the nest & mating.
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
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This is from a friends farm where they have horses. You can see all the different color horse hairs throughout along with small sticks.
Some ladies like flowers - others prefer something different........
A mid flight capture yesterday of a Cattle Egret (in breeding flush) returning to it's perch with a freshly collected addition to the nest!!
Captured during a session at Hunter Wetlands Centre (Shortland, NSW; Australia).
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I took these photos a couple of days ago outside out house. These trees don't belong to us, but to the community. But they're right beside our house, so they're practically ours right? ;D
I just love the golden color they turn in the fall. I HAD to take a doll photo with one of these trees. I was worried about what the neighbors might think of me being stooped over INSIDE of one of these trees LOL
Notice the little fledglings in the center of the nest. It will have 2 siblings soon..
Nesting information:
NEST PLACEMENT
Nest Tree -Great Blue Herons nest mainly in trees, but will also nest on the ground, on bushes, in mangroves, and on structures such as duck blinds, channel markers, or artificial nest platforms. Males arrive at the colony and settle on nest sites; from there, they court passing females. Colonies can consist of 500 or more individual nests, with multiple nests per tree built 100 or more feet off the ground.
NEST DESCRIPTION
Male Great Blue Herons collect much of the nest material, gathering sticks from the ground and nearby shrubs and trees, and from unguarded and abandoned nests, and presenting them to the female. She weaves a platform and a saucer-shaped nest cup, lining it with pine needles, moss, reeds, dry grass, mangrove leaves, or small twigs. Nest building can take from 3 days up to 2 weeks; the finished nest can range from a simple platform measuring 20 inches across to more elaborate structures used over multiple years, reaching 4 feet across and nearly 3.5 feet deep. Ground-nesting herons use vegetation such as salt grass to form the nest.
Source: Cornell Lab of Orinthology
cattle egrets, Rip's Rookery, Jefferson Island, LA. Zoom to see an egg in the left side nest. Sony A6300 and FE70300G.
This pair of nesting razorbills was seen on the island of Lunga in the Treshnish Isles off western Scotland.
Mediterranean Gull
Irish Name:
Sléibhín meánmhuirí
Scientific name:
Larus melanocephalus
Bird Family:
Gulls
amber
Conservation status
Status
Breeds in small numbers in the south-east. Winter visitor from northwest France, Belgium and the Netherlands, occurring from September to April.
Identification
A small gull, adults are very pale grey above with white underparts and unmistakable all white outer wing feathers. Adults have a black hood and bright red legs and bill in the breeding season, In the winter, the hood is replaced by a dark markings on the head and the bill and legs are less bright. Similar to Black-headed Gull, but slightly bigger with shorter, less pointed wings, a shorter, thicker bill and longer legs. Mediterranean Gulls have three age groups and attain adult plumage after two years when they moult into adult winter plumage. Juveniles have dark, strongly marked upperparts, tail band and dark legs. First year birds retain the dark heavily marked upperwings and tail band, but have a very pale mantle as adults birds do. Second year birds more closely resemble adult birds but show some dark markings in the outer wing feathers.
Voice
A characteristic "mewing", noticeably different in comparison to Black-headed Gull. Mediterranean Gull tends to be less vocal than other gull species in winter.
Diet
Terrestrial and aquatic insects, marine molluscs and fish.
Breeding
A recent colonist, the Mediterranean Gull arrived in Ireland in 1995 and first bred in the Republic in 1996 in Co. Wexford. Prefers low lying islands near the coast on which to breed. Only two or three pairs breed but this is likely to increase with more and more birds seen in suitable habitat in the breeding season. Regularly breeds, at Our Lady's Island Lake in Co. Wexford, along with other nesting seabirds, including Black-headed Gulls, with which it is often associated. The bulk of the population of this species breeds in Eastern Europe, with small colonies in western regions.
Wintering
Present in Ireland as a wintering species in increasing numbers. Is widespread around the east coast and can also been seen elsewhere in smaller numbers. Sandycove in south Co. Dublin is particularly good for this species during the winter months.
A Mute swan with their nest. The reeds are growing and soon hide all birds nesting in the area.
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Another one from the archives - December 2021. I just have not had the time lately to get out and take photos of these eagles lately. I thought once I got older and the kids are out of the house I would have more time.....I guess not.
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.
'Ever watchful'. A Male Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus...Surveying the reed bed and hanging on the wind in the late afternoon golden sunlight. East Yorkshire. Before breeding, a pair will undertake aerial displays including a sky-dance comprising of deep undulations, with the male making mock attacks on the female. Aerial food passes take place as the male drops prey to the female that she catches in mid-air.
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Marsh Harrier Notes:
The courtship of the Marsh Harrier is certainly a sight to behold - wheeling and tumbling through the sky, male and female partners lock talons in mid-air. Look out for this rare bird over reedbeds in Yorkshire, East Anglia, Somerset and the South East.
Species information
Category: Birds of prey
Statistics
Length: 48-55cm
Wingspan: 1.2m
Weight: 540-670g
Average lifespan: 6 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
When to see
January to December
About
The Marsh Harrier nests in large reedbeds where it feeds on frogs, small mammals and birds, such as moorhen and coot. Once very rare, it has recently spread from its stronghold in East Anglia to other parts of the country where reedbed habitat is found. Although the marsh harrier is typically a migrant bird, arriving here to breed in April and leaving in October to winter in Africa, an increasing number are choosing to overwinter in the UK. During the breeding season, males perform amazing courtship displays, wheeling at great heights then diving towards the ground while performing a series of tumbles; sometimes the female will join him and they will lock talons mid-air.
How to identify
The largest of the harriers, the Marsh Harrier creates a distinctive V-shape in the air by holding its wings up. Females are chocolate-brown with a golden-yellow crown and throat. Males have a brown back, gingery belly, pale head and neck, and long, grey wings with black tips.
Distribution
East Anglia, South East England, the Somerset Levels, parts of North West England and parts of East Scotland including Loch Leven and Loch of Kinnordy
Habitats
GrasslandFreshwaterFarmlandCoastalWetlands
Did you know?
In 1971, after years of persecution and habitat loss, only one nesting female remained in the whole country. Today, after decades of conservation effort, there are nearly 400 pairs in the UK. TWT Notes.