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Saturday, May 23, 2015.
Two Sandhill Cranes have their nest on a large mat of vegetation in the retention pond behind a shopping complex.
The male on the left may be keeping an eye on the juvenile alligator that was partially submerged in the pond about 25-30 feet away.
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Nikon D7500, 70.0-300.0 mm; f/4.5-5.6
f/5.6, 300.0 mm
1/1000, ISO 360
Hand held
Further along the coast this morning I spotted these Linnets gathering feathers presumably for nesting material. Weather change making them do an early start
"Here is your feather pillow dear".
Brave or ignorant , but this pair of White-breasted Nuthatches is building about 70 feet from the Coopers Hawk nest. I have noticed over the years that the white-breasted will harass the hawks by landing reasonably close and making a lot of noise(possibly to warn others).
Spotted this guy at the mouth of its pitch lined cavity in an old fir snag. I've read that nutchatches will smear pitch around the entrances of their nest holes to dissuade insects or other predators. Don't know whether this is the case here with this chickadee
Above is a photo of the male Bluebird nesting in my yard feeding the female I'm calling "Blondie." Apparently, this male has taken two females as mates, Blondie above and Brownie below (named for their head color - not terribly accurate, but easy to tell apart). I have seen the male courting and feeding both and the three are generally together. Both females have been seen going into the nest, which now has 5 eggs. The eggs came on 4 consecutive days, then a two day break, then a 5th egg.
Blondie has taken to sitting on the eggs and isn't good about letting Brownie in. I suspect that if Brownie is hoping to lay more eggs, she is going to have problems. I'll check nearby empty nest boxes for an egg drop. The two females just BARELY tolerate each other and have been seen rolling around in the dirt pounding on each other. Both females have also gone in and out of a nearby empty box.
The Great Swamp had a similar nesting trio a few years ago and was witnessed on their nest cam, so it's not unheard of. Females frequently mate with other males, producing eggs from different mates. It will be interesting to see what happens when the eggs hatch in terms of feeding and care of the babies.
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Gannets nesting on the cliffs of Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland, June 2025.
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It is like another world: limestone tufa towers rise like strange stalagmites out of the still, salty lake waters in California’s Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve.
The lake is a mecca for birds and bird watchers. Since the mid-1980s, osprey pairs have been nesting on tufa towers in Mono Lake. Although the raptors are fish-eaters – and therefore have to hunt for food further afield – the tufa-islands provide nesting sites that ground-based predators can’t access.
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Nesting site of a pair of White-breasted Nuthatch. Watched them for 3 afternoons as they stuffed the hole with small pieces of bark and hair. Very industrious!
This Northern Mockingbird was busy gathering twigs for a new nest - seen in the Desert Garden at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, San Marino CA
An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) carrying what looks like some kind of seaweed back to the nest. They're also commonly known as Fish Hawks because they often fish by hovering motionless many feet above the water scanning for fish. When they spot one they dive down at full speed, straight in to the water, for the catch! Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Florida.
This picture started out completely different with no nest or owl. Now all that's left is the nest and owl. Another example of a picture taking on a life of it's own.
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These lanterns had, in the past, some birds nesting in the one light, hence the name of the photo.
Creepy old crematorium that is now abandoned, light was leaving us fast so we had to be quick. Looking at the sketchy history of this place on the internet, over 100,000 bodies were processed through this place. We visited and the undergrowth was really coming through. A good end to a great day.
Another month, another tour. The Benzine tour no doubt on the name. On tour with Camerashy, Wiffsmiff23 and FlashandBlur. Countless hours driving, some iconic places visited and efficient Police and Security encountered and hid from. Not to mention lots of places sealed, trashed or locked down.
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The American crows in the Varsity Creek ravine are rushing around and diligently collecting nesting material to get ready for upcoming full nests.
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0.001 sec (1/1250); f/5.6; 200 mm; ISO 100