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Nesting mute swans at Abbotsbury.
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the macromonday theme for today, 6/17, is curves. got a couple of choices today. given the blue choices i think i'm going with this one. this tiny ceramic trinket box is under 2 inches so the whole is well under 3 inches
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
~ Rumi
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Great Egret Carrying a Branch for Making a Nest - W 9th St., Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A. - March 23, 2017
We came across two Robins the other day, at Lackford Lakes, a Suffolk Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve. One, the female, was collecting nesting material and the other one, a male presumably, was singing for a mate.
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Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
I hadn't been past the Vic Uni Pond since last Wednesday. This morning I found one of the adults apparently sitting on a new nest. I will have to keep an eye on them.
Red-Shouldered Hawk nesting. Natural frame with this photo, too! I think this is the most endearing shot of her on the nest. I have a couple others to post still, and almost did a multiple upload of them today but changed my mind. Save them for when I'm not out taking photos . . .
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I had hoped to see some of these but really didn't expect to. While out on a boat safari, we came upon a whole cliffside full of holes and it was buzzing like a hive of bees. I doubt that is where they got the name, but it was just like bees coming and going.
We went for a drive and stopped off at the Bowral cemetery. We went for a wander looking at the gravestones, trees, flowers and birds. We discovered a noisy miner nest with a pair of adults working hard with three hungry babies to feed. It was a very well constructed nest.
The eagles are busy rebuilding the nest after Hurricane Ian hit the coast of Florida. I am pretty sure this is Harriet.
Storks are fascinating to me because they don’t reside in the Ozarks. When I saw this pair on a museum in Turkey, I almost got in trouble with the tour guide because I stopped to take pictures! “European white storks use their long, pointed bill to spear prey. They are monogamous, meaning breeding pairs mate for life. These birds return to the same nest every year, with the male arriving a few days before the female to repair and enlarge the structure.”
This pair nested out in the open at the Smith Oaks Sanctuary. I wanted to get back to follow their progress, but unfortunately didn't. They look pretty amazing in breeding plumage. Smith Oaks Sanctuary in High Island, Texas - 4/2023
It was interesting to study this coot's nest. It must be that there are different building materials at this location compared to what are available in my local area. i.e. a lot more sticks instead of reeds.
A nesting swan with eggs. I watched for awhile and I think this was the mom - at least, this swan spent more time sitting on the eggs and the other one was more hanging around guarding. But I'm no swan expert so this could also be the dad.
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Galah - annual nesting spot
Scientific Name:Eolophus roseicapillus
Description: The Galah can be easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from the west of Australia have comparatively paler plumage. Galahs have a bouncing acrobatic flight, but spend much of the day sheltering from heat in the foliage of trees and shrubs. Huge noisy flocks of birds congregate and roost together at night.
Similar species: The Galah is generally unmistakable, but in flight may resemble aGang-gang Cockatoo in shape.
Distribution: The Galah is one of the most abundant and familiar of the Australian parrots, occurring over most of Australia, including some offshore islands.
Habitat: The Galah is found in large flocks in a variety of timbered habitats, usually near water.
Feeding: Galahs form huge, noisy flocks which feed on seeds, mostly from the ground. Seeds of grasses and cultivated crops are eaten, making these birds agricultural pests in some areas. Birds may travel large distances in search of favourable feeding grounds.
Breeding: Galahs form permanent pair bonds, although a bird will take a new partner if the other one dies. The nest is a tree hollow or similar location, lined with leaves. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young. There is high chick mortality in Galahs, with up to 50 % of chicks dying in the first six months. Galahs have been recorded breeding with other members of the cockatoo family, both in the wild and captivity. These include the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, C. galerita.
Calls: The voice is a distinctive high-pitched screech, 'chi-chi'.
Minimum Size: 35cm
Maximum Size: 36cm
Average size: 36cm
Average weight: 337g
Breeding season: February to July in the north; July to December in the south
Clutch Size: 3 to 4
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net/)
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