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Photo by Joe Hancock. A project from Improvising Tradition. This is from the strata section of the book.
Even though it seems to be very early to start building nests, a few eagles at Conowingo were working intently in gather sticks apparently for nests.
It is interesting to see how this large stick actually interfered with the wing feathers at it flew
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So Adrienne and I are having a baby! This is a shot we did for the announcement! We went to City Park (in New Orleans) on various occasions to collect tree limbs and such and slowly constructed this full size nest using wire to hold it all together. Then we scouted the park for the perfect oak tree-basically a tree that forks out in the air that a nest could potentially sit on. These limbs are about 15 feet in the air, although we did not set the nest in them. Instead I photographed her in the nest on the ground, then used my telescopic pole to photograph the limbs from above, then combined the shots. Oh, and I also carved the giant egg out of styrofoam one day at work. It was a fun project! On a side note, as often as Adrienne and I go to the outdoors, it wasn't until this little project in the park that we got poison ivy. We will have to do another shot soon when we find out the baby's gender!
We've lived in Somerset since December 2013 and each spring and summer we've seen Great Crested Grebes nesting and chicks appearing shortly afterwards. Lovely.
Please note, these were shot at long distance and in poor light so are massive crops. That's how it is sometimes when you need to keep a distance from nesting birds.
In this photo, taken in early July, is of a Tundra Swan on her nest on the tundra beach. The water in the background is the Beaufort Sea, which is in the Arctic Ocean. The nest is built high off the tundra to give insulation to her eggs and eventually chicks.
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The Doves have moved into the vacant nest that was built by the Robins earlier this summer. It's typical of Doves to inhabit the nests that have been abandoned by other birds.
See the previous shot for a description of the action. This one was taken from the clifftop (well back from the edge!) and shows a male trying to impress a female who has set up her stall in an old rabbit burrow which has been exposed by erosion.
I wondered why these had been left .. the only conclusion that they were potentially nesting sites for Raptors.. certainly wouldn't have been because they look pretty ..
"Nesting Pelican - Vertical" by Patti Deters. This Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is sitting on her nest in a swampy marshy wetland. The male is the one to select the site of the nest, then the female does the building while the male gathers progressively smaller sticks for her. She moves and pushes sticks with her bill to form a comfortable nest cup. The male brings new material for the female to add throughout incubation and may even rearrange the nest. Pelican nests can measure up to 30 inches across. Both parents incubate the eggs and care for the young. This particular ground nest was photographed along the Tamiami Trail near the Florida Everglades and appears to be a simple depressions lined with grass. If you like this outdoor nature photograph, please see more birds, wildlife, and other artwork at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/nesting-pelican-vertical....
Archive from April 2016, Marika settled on her nest and in second frame, standing over her treasured 5 eggs. Visitors would stand along the barrier mesh fence, waiting for that magical moment when she'd get up, revealing how many eggs she had laid up to that point
Swan eggs are really big, so they only lay one every 1 1/2 or 2 days; this is so the swan can fly if essential. If she had to carry more than one egg at a time, she wouldn't be able to take flight.
a house sparrow male (Passer domesticus) in the bush outside my window collecting nesting material... seems like spring is really in the air now... ;)
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I watched this GC Grebe diving for nesting material. He/she kept bringing it over to a fallen tree and half heartedly placed it on a branch. As soon as its back was turned it fell off and sank to the bottom again.
Male Reed Bunting making it's way up the stem of the now blown Bulrush to collect nesting material for the upcoming breeding season.
Taken early morning at RSPB Old Moor on the path heading towards the Bittern Hide.
Early June and a 2nd week long trip to Bempton in East Yorkshire,
Saturday and RSPB Bempton was very busy again with people.
Day 2, RSPB Bempton.
A Northern Gannet nesting on a rocky outcrop on Bempton Cliffs.
The adult Northern Gannet or Gannet are large and bright white with black wingtips and an Orange head. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups.
This male American Kestrel is perched on a huge dead cottonwood. There are holes and gaps in it and later I would see a female nearby. She was snacking on something, Starlings do nest very nearby.
Sunset and the Pelicans retreat to the sand island in the estuary at Red Rock on the NSW North Coast of Australia.
Spring brings these geese to locate a safe nesting spot to lay their eggs. this on found this nice secluded pond.
This hen mallard is nesting in a friend's yard, in town, not three feet off a busy sidewalk. She's well camouflaged and has a bush between her and the sidewalk. My friend erected a sign warning of a "nesting duck." Hope her brood makes it. There is a pond about a block away, so momma will likely lead them to it. My fear is that a dog on a leash will grab the nesting hen or destroy her clutch of eggs. Keep your fingers crossed.