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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 in a bolder, on the river on the walk to the waterfall at Savegre Lodge. A cropped shot, was quite far away, but such a lovely sight to see!!
Having just landed, this female surveys her surroundings before laying down on her eggs. Stately and bearing lovely plumage, these herons are striking in appearance. It was a privilege to experience and capture this female on her nest at sundown.
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As we paddled further down this rural section of the city of Cornwall we were amazed by the amount of water on this marsh. Basically a small shallow lake was created by a beaver dam that blocked a creek. Here there are several beaver lodges that geese nest on top. Below a closer view of the goose nesting...
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be witness to an Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) building a nest.
I stood transfixed and mesmerized watching this bird fly backwards and forwards between the reeds finding material to build its nest.
I noticed it carrying some elongated reed material which it wove between upright-standing reeds then it was collecting this fluffy cotton wool-like material from the tops of the reeds to create a nice fluffy cocoon style nest.
Unfortunately, it had located its nest far enough within the marshy reeds that it was too camouflaged to get a clear shot of it complete; so you'll have to be happy with this image of it collecting the "cotton wool" - hope you like it!
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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.
FRIGATE BIRDS THEY DO NESTING in ON of THE BAYS in ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND (NP.) SEA of CORTES-MEXICO.
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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Nesting sounds like a great way to spend a cold, wet, and windy day. But a Super Bowl Party is calling and I'll have to venture out eventually. White-Necked Cormorant seen at the WIld Animal Park in Escondido, CA.
The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a small sunbird. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. They have a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the base of flowers. The males appear all black except in some lighting when the purple iridescence becomes visible. Females are olive above and yellowish below.
On the same day a sparrowhawk visited our garden, a squirrel was also on its way with nesting material.
During its walk, it wanted to stop for a snack.
The squirrel completely forgot that it had put the nesting material down there.
Eating with nesting material in your mouth is impossible!
But like squirrels always do, after the snack, it completely forgot what it was doing.
That way, I was able to get a good photo of the little ball.
Inca Doves nesting, the smallest of the southern Arizona doves. They use open areas with sparse shrub cover and scattered trees such as Palo Verde and Oak. They are year-round in the Southwest from SoCal across to E TX and down into Central America. Inca doves are named after the Incas but has nothing to do with the location of this species. Taken near Tucson, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. More doves in PhotoStream and/or Birds album.
During breeding season the Belted Kingfisher pair defends a territory against other kingfishers. A territory along a stream includes just the streambed and the vegetation along it, and averages 0.6 mile long. The nest burrow is usually in a dirt bank near water. The tunnel slopes upward from the entrance, perhaps to keep water from entering the nest. Tunnel length ranges from 1 to 8 feet
Latin Name: Turdus merula
Spring is definitely here. This female of one of our resident pair of Blackbirds has currently been busy collecting material and nest building in our hedge. They are always in and around the garden and every year nest in various areas of the garden.
Taken with my Canon Telephoto Zoom 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM EF Lens and apart from being framed in Photoshop, is SOOC.
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