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I found the dry lavandula
I felt the sensation of nesting
I picked up the leaves and the hedera
I reaped the rose fruit
I made the liquidambar leaves branch
I composed the nest
I photographed
And in the end it flew away...
Moorhens are sometimes known as the "skitty coots"
The name moorhen is misleading and is, in fact, a corruption of mirehen or marshhen, which gives a much truer picture of its natural habitat. Since, however, it is essentially a wild bird of an independent nature, it usually keeps its distance from human intruders and, except in severe weather, does not join the rush for social security handouts of crumbs so eagerly accepted by the tamer members of the duck population.
"Egret Nesting Silhouette" by Patti Deters. An adult Great White Egret (Ardea alba) perches near her tree top nest with three baby chicks looking expectantly, probably hoping for some supper. This dark navy silhouette, created from my own photograph, is framed against a digital texture sunset background with shades of blue, pink, purple, and a bit of green. If you like this painterly minimal nature image, please enjoy more (wildlife, landscape, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/egret-nesting-silhouette....
Gannets nesting on the cliffs at Heligoland isl.
Shot with the cheap plastic fantastic Tamron 17-35 no filters used.
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Insect nest under ground. Surreal image of woman in insect lair.
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In the trees at RSPB Swell Wood.
There is a lot of recently cut hazel in the woods and the Herons are coming down to break off bits and pieces for their nests. I ought to go back and capture this as the nest building seemed to stop around 10:30 and I realised too late what was going on.
As we head into fall I with covid still on our heels, I find myself looking for objects around my house - making do with available light and subjects. This nest usually has a home on my window ledge. I'm sure I can probably find lots of oddities around her to keep me busy this winter.
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.
A Laysan albatross, or mōlī, returns to land at a breeding colony after many solitary months at sea. It tries out a nesting site, usually a simple scrape, while waiting for its returning mate. Albatrosses have uniquely complex and long duration courtship rituals that result in lifetime pair bonding.
A Jackdaw collecting nesting material
The Jackdaw is Britain’s smallest black crow ( a family of birds collectively known as corvids), which also includes ravens, crows, rooks, jays and magpies. With a distinctive silvery sheen to the back of its head. The pale eyes are also noticeable. The jackdaw call is a familiar hard ‘tchack’ from which it gets its name. It will commonly nest in chimneys, buildings, rock crevices and tree holes. Jackdaws can be found in fields, woods, parks and gardens. They’re social birds and roost communally in woodlands. They’re widespread and common across the UK, except the Scottish Highlands. British birds are mostly resident, though upland breeding birds migrate south and west to lowland regions and Ireland for the winter. Meanwhile, the wintering population is increased by immigrants from northern Europe, which arrive along the east coast in the autumn.
Fort William Historical Park
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These Cape Cormorants were also in breeding mode at Stony Point (Betty's Bay), with lots of nest material offerings happening. They are such stunning birds, it is a pity about the harsh light which doesn't do them justice. It was also extremely windy the day we were there - knowing the Western Cape it probably often is like that - making it a struggle to keep the big lens pointing in the right direction. The good thing about the wind was it kept the smell down to bearable proportions.
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