The old nesting boxes had a lid that opened up from the top, so if there were chickens in there (and there were frequently more than one in a box at a time, it was hard to get the eggs out.

I found the dry lavandula

I felt the sensation of nesting

I picked up the leaves and the hedera

I reaped the rose fruit

I made the liquidambar leaves branch

I composed the nest

I photographed

And in the end it flew away...

Feeding young takes consistent hunting for nutritious food by the male and female Baltimore oriole. Both visit the sock-like nest regularly, dropping in food.

In the first few seconds the female comes to the nest with a beak full of food. She feeds the babies and the male joins her, waiting for his turn to feed the babies. The female eventually gets all the way in the nest, while the male comes back by to check on things before heading out again to search.

Video from Falls Church, Virginia

Our mornings are filled with trips to the chicken coop to gather eggs from our lovely hens. It is not unusual to find one of each breed in the homemade nesting boxes.

Explored! Rank #475 December 31, 2009.

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Russian Nesting Doll

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Fulmars nesting at Cadgwith cove, the Lizard, Cornwall.

Hamilton-Burlington, Ontario Bird Sanctuary

For the puppy toys. Pattern by Nova. Linen and Basic Grey fabric.

A quick photo of a nesting doll that I'm working on. It isn't finished, but thought I'd share anyways. I'm also organizing a nesting doll exchange. More details here.

Rip Rap Islands serve as crucial nesting ground for seabirds near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in coastal Virginia. Currently, species that rely on the island include the royal tern, common tern, gull-billed tern, sandwich tern, herring gull, laughing gull, great black-backed gull, black skimmer, and snowy egret.

For decades before the expansion of the HRBT, two artificial islands anchored the underwater tunnels and housed the large colony of seabirds. The construction made these islands unsuitable nesting grounds.

In February 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam tasked the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources with relocating the colony. A quick yet massive renovation of Fort Wool, a Civil War-era military installment built in 1819, transformed Rip Rap Islands into a landscape for the seabird colony similar to the barrier islands. Along with Fort Wool, DWR leased three flat-top barges to create additional habitat next to Rip Rap Islands for the birds to nest. July 15, 2021 (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)

Set of Nova's Nesting Fabric Bowls. Love this pattern and will definitely be making many, many more! These are the 6, 7, 8, and 9 inch bowls.

Huge fan of nesting dolls. :)

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Me gustan las muñecas de anidando mucho. :)

(Fulmarus glacialis) These birds are members of the petrel family, not gulls. They are like a small albatross. To defend against predators they spray a foul smelling liquid out of their mouths.

a day in the countryside

Nikon F65 35mm SLR camera + Nikkor G 28-100 lens

Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

i made these for stitch magazine and it's out this month! blogged.

Tara settled into a comfy spot in the weeds while I was trying to take some pictures of some wrens which were nesting in a gourd birdhouse I had built. I didn't get a shot of the wrens, but took one of Tara.

Not quite as seen at the time! Took a bit of work to get rid of other nesting birds so that just this pair were isolated.

Found a couple of Starlings busy working on their nest in this Sycamore tree over looking the Ohio River in Marietta, Ohio.

Fishing largemouth bass nests is a popular technique anglers use to catch the popular sport fish. Male bass instinctively defend their nests, giving anglers a higher rate of fishing success. However, while the adults are away nest predators such as bluegill and other panfish eat the eggs and bass hatchlings. With future largemouth bass generations at stake, researchers set out to study how largemouth nest fishing in Florida will impact the survival of future generations of largemouth bass.

First, each fish receives a tag and a fin clipping in order to identify individuals and track the success of their nesting behavior and parental contribution using genetic analysis.

As you'll see the birds love to strip bark from the logs in my garden for nesting material. I have provided them with a mixture of materials, strips of hanging basket lining, cotton wool, human hair and straw which they have also been helping themselves to....there's going to be some lovely cosy nests around for their youngsters this year:)

Wasps nesting in a tree. Quite aggressive. I took a few shots and was quickly stung and had to beat a hasty retreat.

Dolls

These were nesting, and feeding young, in the hat next to the toilet door in the al fresco cafe environment. It seemed that nothing would deter them.

The doves are back nesting in trhe tree in my front yard.

I read somewhere that if a bird gathers your hair for nesting it is bad luck, or you will go insane. Nature lover that I am, I have always given bits from the dryer and such to the birds to take for their nests. This explains a lot of things... :-)

On the Canal at Whittle Le Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, UK.

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Magpie collecting mud in the damp meadow area of Christchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk.

A nesting pair of Canada Geese. Southeastern, Connecticut

The osprey was flying back and forth between the woods and here among a set of stadium lights, carrying materials for expansion of the nest.

I'd spotted this lady whizzing around the garden collecting bedding material..... so I set up the camera in the conservatory....and waited.. she kindly landed just in front of me carrying this mouthful for her nest.... once again very dark day, taken through double glazed window....

Whilst at Bempton Cliffs we watched the Gannets spending much time collecting nesting material. At times there were fights to obtain the best material available.

Blue Heron babies greeting Mom.