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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.
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)
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.
Unless you've seen this model before it is mine (any help, as usual, is welcome)... nesting crane folded by accident and developed for a "nesting" friend :-D I called it "nesting crane", beacause I was inspired by her watermellon belly.
1 uncut square of paper, paper at Asian Image from the Temko Box.
No diagram available... sorry no time at the moment.... but if this model is mine I will try to draw something.... have a wonderful everything!!! :-D
Breakfast on the deck, this morning, gave us a grandstand view of one of our two pairs of robins, currently nesting in the ivy in the back garden. Snapped with the Canon Powershot SX50 HS, set at around X30 optical zoom.
The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) nesting in our hanging planter is remarkably laid back around people, incubating her nest while eight-year-old Laurel played outside and only retreating to the tree off our patio (we live on the second floor so it's technically a balcony, but it's quite large) when our house cat noticed her and sat below the planter meowing piteously. (We took him back inside and he will not have outdoor time until the birds are done using our planter.)
Her mate on the log is giving me the evil eye. There were about 3 pairs nesting on the islet.
Flora Islet, April 14, 2 pm
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....
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Fields historically within the Vantreight Farms land
Saanich Peninsula BC
Now signage marks as “Longview Farms”
this bit of poor vid doc shows one foraging in the open while one is singing elsewhere.
This male had been singing earlier -- and resumed a short while after this clip.
Note trailing edge of wings are white as it takes flight...apparent if you look for it
These daffodil bulb fields remains one of the last preferable habitat for this species
this year (2018) i am making an effort in my time availability to drop in and keep tabs on the skylarks...here and there
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Our Victoria Area groupings ( all i know of are 3 - YYJ Airport,Bulb fields & near Mount Newton & Central Saanich rds) are the only remaining breeding population of European race of this species,on 'Continental North America'.
I gather that there have also been records of Asian race nestings up in Alaska.
Introduced in the early 1900's on Saanich Peninsula , populations grew and peaked in the 1960's.
I gather that at their 'heyday' they had a population around Greater Victoria estimated at over 3,000 .
They had also established a population across on San Juan Island (USA) which is now extirpated.
I have heard they were also seen in places Up Island -Cowichan & Comox Valleys.
Since then there has been a drastic decline .
Recent estimates put population at between 20 - 65 individuals.
Further background here
www.birdatlas.bc.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=SKLA&a...
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.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/evening-over-the-tufa...
Ibis nesting - Coolart. The Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve is an 87 ha estate on the Western Port side of the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, Australia, about 70 km south-east of Melbourne.
Hummingbird on nest, near Tucson, AZ at a B&B where we were staying. This image has been chosen by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to be included in a series of webinars being developed to help educators meet national science standards through birds.
This has been a wonderfully productive site since 2002, when the box was installed. Prior to that, the falcons tried nesting on a ledge that was accessible to raccoons.
This little critter was caught napping, perhaps, for albeit at quite the distance, with what you see being the result of much cropping for size, the Eastern Bluebirds tend not to allow one to get too close. When lifting the lens and seeing how this cutie complemented the backdrop cityscape across the railing, it had to be taken.
The Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township, but commonly known as Brigantine, New Jersey, was originally established in 1939 with the Brigantine name, and again in 1967 as a combination with the Barnegat Division, in order to protect the natural wetlands for the regular wildlife inhabitants and the migratory birds that follow the Atlantic Flyway as they travel north and south throughout the year. Later in 1984, the two joined under the name of the current Edwin B Forsythe in honoring the late NJ Congressman and Conservationist.
The overwhelming majority of the area is wetlands and the within that, most of it is of a salt marsh nature. The roughly 47,000 acres of protective landscape is quite vast—wonderfully seen from the observation towers—and a well maintained 8-mile main drive, with several shorter extensions and songbird trails for hikers are available for more exploration. There are a number of raised platform nesting sites away from the drive for some of the raptors (eagles, ospreys, falcons, etc.) and a few observation towers along the driving route. These do offer better wide range vantage points; however, given the way the vegetative growth by the roadside is nicely trimmed back within reason, much of the wildlife can be appreciated right from the vehicles. And speaking of wildlife, there is a wealth of fascinating birds and other critters to admire.
One does not need to be a birder to enjoy the visit, for the overall landscape is so very beautiful and peaceful. The famous Atlantic City with its numerous casino resorts and attractive skyline sits mostly to the south and east, depending on where you are at the time, and, of course, just beyond that is the great Atlantic Ocean. When capturing AC under the right lighting conditions, namely “Magic Hour” toward the end of the day, the backdrop scenery can be captivating. To the north and west, the scenery is almost exclusively of the wetlands, with some small wooded areas of Southern New Jersey’s Pineland region.
We were here at the end of 2014 and the start of 2015, after deciding to rediscover it since our first and only trip in early spring of 2012. It was a great decision . . . This series is the second outing down to the NWR at the end of 2014.
Black swans nesting in the middle of the river in Dawlish Devon. While mum sat on the remaining eggs the cygnets played with a piece of eggshell
After a whirlwind weekend of moving, immediately followed by a week at my Mom's house to help with her recovery from knee replacement surgery, I'm finally back home and settled. Of course, I can't go anywhere without bringing back a few photos.
This female cardinal was nesting in my Mom's backyard. Every time I looked out the kitchen window, I would see her sitting on the deck with another piece of nesting material. The male cardinal was much harder to photograph, not sitting still for even a moment. I never did get a good shot of him!
Today I found the nest of the Orchard Orioles! Much later in the summer than I've ever seen them nesting. And the nest is much lower in the branches of the gum tree where they've nested many times before. I'm not sure if the mother is still sitting on the eggs, or maybe there are hatchlings in there. The nest is very well hidden inside the branches and leaves, but almost at eye-level, so easy to photograph. I won't spend nearly as much time near this nest as I did with the Baltimore Orioles. I've been photographing the Baltimore Orioles for so many years, and I start watching them as soon as the nest building begins, so by the time they are nesting they are very accustomed to having me nearby, pay no attention to me at all. The Orchard Orioles don't know me so well:) So, I'll be keeping a distance from them because I don't want them to be anxious about me hanging around. So happy to have found this nest today!
Today is the start of a very busy time for our Blue Tits as the first of 11, or more, eggs have hatched. They normally don't produce this many eggs, 5 or 6 is normal, if they are not in the wild.
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)
Giant River Frog (Limnonectes leporinus) - Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Walking back after my night hike, I stopped at the stream again to check on the progress of the two frogs. They had separated and were no longer in amplexus. Interestingly, all the sources I have read say the male buries the eggs and fills in the depression but when I stopped by it was the female and not the male hard at work. The male was still in the area, sitting around about a meter away. The next morning we were walking in the same direction for work and I checked the nest site and there was actually a small hill of gravel rather than a depression. You can see the nesting depression, it pretty much fills up the image here.
It may not have been the most incredible wildlife encounter but I thought it was really amazing and enjoyed being able to observe such behavior firsthand. Its one of my better memories from Borneo and I wont be forgetting anytime soon!
Nesting monsters using plastic Easter eggs, knitting pattern included in my upcoming book, More Knitwits. www.caffaknitted.com
One of many nesting Osprey on Eastern Neck Island on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland USA
a gorgeous new dress from I Have Wings that I have to show off which went perfect with a new easter hat that I made sweet Sophie!
Was out for half the day, so I only got as far as building the frame, floors and roof for the nesting boxes and the food storage.
Tomorrow I'll finish the last of the framing (somebody decided today they want the areas I was going to fill in with mesh to be siding instead. So I'll have to build in a little triangular frame in those two spots now.)
Then the siding starts! Whee!