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I was shocked to discover this Red-throated Loon nesting essentially in plain sight, but still very well hidden, in a pond just at the edge of town.
Taken 15 June 2023 at Nome, Alaska
Here are some more images from this morning's observations of the activity. Nesting material being brought in, feasting on breakfast, and repositioning on a branch.
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), with food for nestlings. The sparrow was nesting at the edge of a large pasture. It flew back and forth to this same branch several times, and always with a beak full of bugs. Western Pennsylvania.
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Charadrius melodus
Taken at Sandy Point on the southern tip of Plum Island, MA. Beach access for most of Plum Island is closed throughout the summer for Piping Plover nesting season. Sandy Point is separate from the Parker River NWR and remains open. They have huge sections roped off for Piping Plovers and Least Terns. Both birds nest in the sand. The Piping Plover is considered "threatened" in Massachusetts. Thankfully, the parking lot is tiny, and there were only a handful of people there.
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Well, they are still trying to nest in my yard. The Tree Swallows showed up the other day, but don't seem very intersted in the somwhat inferior box that the Bluebirds seem to prefer. The Bluebirds are using a hollowed out log that I made (which they are perched on in the photo). The interior is very small which may be why the Swallows don't want it. Hopefully, the standoff will continue.
If only the Bluebirds could decide on the interior decorating! The female (on the left) keeps putting in sticky/sappy pine needles which the male removes almost as soon as she leaves them. The process is taking rather long as a result.
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Not sure whether this House Sparrow was feeding on the seeds of this Artichoke seedhead or collecting nesting material.
Back Garden - the Whitethroats weren't playing ball (they are around but not perching up) so it's another Linnet, but this time the female with a beakfull of nesting material.
A pair of Nuthatches were working tirelessly at Burton Mere RSPB, adding beak-fulls of mud to finish off their nest hole.
A couple more shots below - in the second, you can just about see part of the mud wall in the hole.
Unfortunately I have no idea what the bird is, though it's similar to a coot. At the Cotswolds Wildlife Park
Angel is doing some babysitting for her favorite Birdie friends.
Thanks so much, Isi, for our darling La boutique de Lupi dress!
I might post other shots from this early morning photo-shoot; I could NOT decide what I liked, and I have run out of time! :D
While crawling through crevices along the escarpment I stumbled upon this scene. Turkey Vultures are not nesting birds but rather lay their eggs in dark recesses in ledges, caves and crevices. This one was laying on her eggs in a small crevice along the Bruce Trail.
Um ninho que caiu bem pertinho de mim na praia. Foi um dia de muita sorte. Tenho outras, depois elas veem. To indo ali ( ai ). Volto no sabado. Uma super linda sexta feira para vcs. Que o papai do ceu proteja cada um de vcs...
A nest that felt right where I was sitting at the beach. It was a great hour. Great pictures. I will be off to work I will be back on Saturday.
Ps. Nao deixei no chao nao. Um cara que estava perto os colocou de volta na arvore.
Oh teacher o que ta achando?? Rsssss
I have been out of action due to an injury but starting to recover. These guys have been making a racket outside for weeks and I finally managed to capture them (image).
This is one of two and I think this is their nest. They are very quick and normally hang around the tops of trees where the image gets burnt against the sky.
American Oystercatcher on eggs at Sandy Hook
There's a story here too... but I'm not telling it.... suffice it to say it kind of relates to Albert Einstein's quote... "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Think "Stupidity". Just another one of the many things that I will think about and laugh to myself about (as embarrassing as it may be) from time to time.. Sometimes my mind just wanders off... and doesn't return. Oblivion is a place I frequent regularly. It is unfortunate that there is always some poor person that has to witness me doing these things... or hearing the thoughts that I should never say out loud. *sigh*
I am so thankful to have a few very kind and patient friends that put up with me. I really am. ♥
These critically endangered birds return annually to nest in the old bridge pylons. They are sitting on eggs at the moment
The New Zealand fairy tern, also known as the tara-iti, is a small tern which breeds between Whangarei and Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is considered critically endangered with an estimated 45 individuals and 12 breeding pairs. Wikipedia