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After grabbing some ribbon weed this Pelican lifted off the water and flew back to the small sand island to continue with nest building.
Thanks for visiting and have a good weekend. Cheers D&J.
there should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. but perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment {Anita Diamant}
on tuesday our tribe welcomed a new baby. it was a beautiful day to be born.
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
...from a visit to Buckley's Hole, Bribie Island. (Buckley's Hole Conservation Park is situated in the south-west corner of Bribie Island, the northern-most sand island in Moreton Bay, some 50 kilometres north of Brisbane. The park covers an area of 87.7 hectares and contains a freshwater lagoon, woodland, open forest and beach. It is this diversity of habitat that has led to such a large number of bird species being recorded in this small area, the present total standing at 270.)
Laughing Kookaburra nesting in a burrow excavated in an arboreal (tree-dwelling) termite mound.
Scientific Name: Dacelo novaeguineae
Description: The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice. It is generally off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face. It is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family.
Similar species: Identification may only be confused where the Laughing Kookaburra's range overlaps that of the Blue-winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, in eastern Queensland. The call of the Blue-winged Kookaburra is coarser than that of the Laughing Kookaburra, and ends somewhat abruptly. The Blue-winged Kookaburra lacks the brown eye-stripe, has a blue tail and a large amount of blue in the wing, and has a pale eye.
Distribution: Laughing Kookaburras are found throughout eastern Australia. They have been introduced to Tasmania, the extreme south-west of Western Australia, and New Zealand. Replaced by the Blue-winged Kookaburra in central northern and north-western Australia, with some overlap in Queensland, although this species is more coastal.
Habitat: The Laughing Kookaburra inhabits most areas where there are suitable trees.
Feeding: Laughing Kookaburras feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Prey is seized by pouncing from a suitable perch. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger prey is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch.
Breeding: Laughing Kookaburras are believed to pair for life. The nest is a bare chamber in a naturally occurring tree hollow or in a burrow excavated in an arboreal (tree-dwelling) termite mound. Both sexes share the incubation duties and both care for the young. Other Laughing Kookaburras, usually offspring of the previous one to two years, act as 'helpers' during the breeding season. Every bird in the group shares all parenting duties.
Calls: The chuckling voice that gives this species its name is a common and familiar sound throughout the bird's range. The loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other individuals. The Laughing Kookaburra also has a shorter 'koooa The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.
Minimum Size: 40cm
Maximum Size: 45cm
Average size: 42cm
Average weight: 340g
Breeding season: August to January
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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More on the Flightless(Galapagos) Cormorant. They build a nest of seaweed just above the high tide level. Both parents share the incubation and feeding chores. The male and female are identical in color and markings except the male is larger. (The juveniles are similar but more of a sleek blackish color and a dark eye) They are strong swimmers chasing fish eel and octopus. They feed close to the bottom and not more than a 100 meters from the shore. As well as not having good wings, their breast bone where the flying muscle are attached is not shaped the same as the cormorants here. The body feathers are thicker, denser and almost like hair.
Nesting monsters using plastic Easter eggs, knitting pattern included in my upcoming book, More Knitwits. www.caffaknitted.com
ODC-Find The Gap
This piece of metal is just above the dutch doors outside the garage loft. Every spring the House Sparrows move in. They fill the slot up with nesting material and raise their young.
A wet day in Saddleworth, so perfect to sit in the car and get a few photos of the nesting blue tits in a drystone wall.
A female, Eastern Kingbird, sits on her eggs, patiently waiting for their arrival. Her nest sits in a rotted out tree, with water below, like a moat surrounds a castle.
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
July 2017
I promised myself last week I wouldn't post anymore Norfolk coast pictures, but I can't resist this last one. I hope it conveys why a bird might find such a habitat so inviting - but, be rest assured, I'm not trying to suggest our feathered friends see colour like this!
I hope you like it!
Taken using my very favourite 11-16mm Tokina lens.
We watched an active pair for about an hour. This was the only flight (in harsh light) as the male eagle brings a clump of grass back to the nest (much to the delight of the female).
Two spoonbills defending their nesting ground from the egret showing full breeding plumage.
The Roseate Spoonbill is 80 cm (31 in) tall, with a 120–130 cm (47–51 in) wingspan. It has long legs, a long neck, and a long, spatulate bill. Adults have a bare greenish head ("golden buff" when breeding[3]) and a white neck, back, and breast (with a tuft of pink feathers in the center when breeding), and are otherwise a deep pink. The bill is grey
I have been watching this Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) nest ever since I found the scrape on June 18. There are now four eggs in the nest. This means they will hatch on or about July 10 plus minus 1 or so. I will monitor the nest as nothing is cuter that Killdeer chicks huddled under mother. The nest is in a dirt road in Jackson County, Colorado.
colored pencil drawing and cut paper collaged on acrylic painting. about 12x16 on illustration board
Sunday I went to Kohler-Andrae State Park and came across a number of nesting Canada geese couples settling in.
of Canada Geese. With Spring comes nesting Season. These two Geese were looking for just the right spot to start building there nest on the river.
Southeastern, Connecticut