Black-billed magpies everywhere at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Commerce City, Colorado. They have huge nests!

Scrub Jays in the Back garden

At The Village Chippy at Chapel St. Leonards for haddock, chips, mushy peas and scraps! July 2023

A pair of Great Crested Grebes tending to their eggs.

Nesting place of Gannets (top of the rock + flying) and Terns (left of the rock). Auckland Region, New Zealand.

Laulujoutsen

Cygnus cygnus

Whooper swan

Black-crowned Night Heron

Lakeshore Park, Newark, CA

Some of my nesting dolls.

While walking around a local nature reserve, I found this pair of whitethroat, building a nest, so with a bit of Patients, I managed to get close enough for a couple of decent shot, I'm am very happy with these shots, I really hope that you like them to...

Thomson Marsh, Kelowna, BC.

taken in Squat 17b Yard Cafe, Kyiv

Getting everything fixed.....Lakeland FL

A nesting pigeon who has taken up residence in the horse chestnut tree by my front door.

fun set of rainbow nesting bowls made with Nova's Fabric Nesting Bowls Pattern! (and i only made six bowls, i photoshopped the four shelves of them together to show them in use!!) But how awesome would a whole wall of them be?!!

blogged here with lots more pics!!

I swear the mate has a “What? Can’t you see I’m busy?!” expression! Sandhill crane nesting pair.

This morning, 12-11, was pretty active with our local eagles! The male was doing all the work, while the female stayed at the nest. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come!😀

Take with a Canon R7 with a 100-500L lens.

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.

Great Egret

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At Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

iColorama, Procreate, Aquarella

Sixth in my nesting series.

Our Daily Challenge 22 -28 February: Warning Caution Be Careful

As I have been virtually homebound through illness for about 12 weeks this is a screen shot from a FB post on our local heathland groups

Jackdaws are the smallest member of the crow family (collectively known as corvids), which also includes ravens, crows, rooks, jays and magpies.

Like most of their cousins, jackdaws are just as much at home in farmland and woodland, as they are in urban landscapes. The latter is thanks to their adaptability and intelligence.

Birocratic - Nesting

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Nikon 70-200mm VR II AF-S G ED NIKKOR

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Lakeshore Park, Newark, CA

A doe rabbit gathering nesting materials earlier in the year :)

Nesting Osprey coming in for a landing.

A lapwing at Catcott, jumped the gun by about three weeks.

Orange, CA

Long Tailed Tit gathering moss for its nest. Not that good a shot as it was taken through branches.

Many thanks to all who comment, fave or just enjoy looking, it's very much appreciated!

Mama hummingbird nests in hopes of another round of babies.

Ice Cream at Farmer Brown's at Huttoft - July 2023

Relaxing in our cottage at Mill Farm, Hogsthorpe - September 2022

AKA Chaparral Cock

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Seen in the salt marsh at the south end of the Port St, Joe Bay.

McKenzie Marsh

Aurora, Ontario

Door of our Cottage

Farne Island Nesting Birds

Barn Owl sat on a post, Yorkshire moorland

The big old River Red Gum tree in the front paddock has a number of nesting holes. the cockatoos claim them at nesting time!

Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, Texas.

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