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Mute swans are common in the Lea Valley, and this one chose a nesting site very close to a public car-park.
One of three images of a nesting Canada Goose I saw on the small island in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York, USA on April 12, 2023.
We spotted this common nighthawk sitting on its nest at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota. These ground nesters will incubate two eggs for 16-20 days. After 17-18 additional days, young are ready to venture out!
Photo by Mike Budd/USFWS.
Sometimes, hard-trying, it seems I cannot pray-----
For doubt, and pain, and anger, and all strife;
Yet some poor half-fledged prayer bird from the nest
May fall, flit, fly, perch----crouch in the bowery breast
Of the large, nation-healing tree of life;
Moveless there sit through all the burning day,
And on my heart at night a fresh leaf cooling lay.
------George MacDonald
Another day of nesting preparations....Hard to see she is so well camouflaged....Photo credit to my neighbor Pat Holmes.
Female seen nesting on the evening of June 3, 2010--the fourth box turtle I'd found that day--a personal record!
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)
Eurasian Crane. On the reserve at Slimbridge.
I don't know if it is actually on a nest, but that's what it looks like, so that's the title.
Shot with an Opteka 650-1300mm lens. I believe I had it set to around 800mm (no electronics in the lens to register EXIF data).
One of the few ducklings to be found in Bradgate Park, happily paddling through his new surroundings. Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my photographs
Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) nesting in red mangrove on the ragged keys. Biscayne Bay National Park, Florida.
Very cute way to attract birds to your garden: Bird nesting box photographed at the Enchanted Maze Garden, VIC. Australia.
Hand-tied whole cloth quilt made with Heather Ross fabric. Appliqued with a large Matryoshka doll to cover burn holes from a dryer fire. Backed with fleece. I made this for my daughter to use at nap time at Nursery School. She is in love with Nesting Dolls and refers to them as "Open Babies".
Here waiting nervously to zip into the nest hollow the instant I looked away, usually to answer a question as to what I was doing.
© Jim Gilbert 2009 all rights reserved
I think that there are just the two eggs visible here.
Jersey Shore
Same swan, different angle---this poor thing made it's nest about three feet from the busiest intersection in the park---hope the baby makes it through!!
Kind of reminds me of Jack and the beanstalk.
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The downside of a weekend out of town followed by a non-stop kickoff to a new busy week - finding that it's almost the middle of the week before managing to jump in and catch up. I think I'm finally sorted and back on track though. Next up - visiting the rest of Flickr. Be by soon!
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Nesting mother earth for our future friends by shielding against all possible harms with possible measures.
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)
"19/52 Birds" - I've been spending this week of my vacation time at my daughter's helping her adjust to her new little one. She is doing great and so is the baby. I didn't know if I'd get a bird picture but here it is, this little one was trying to build a nest in a little birdhouse she has hanging in the garden but everytime I'd catch it trying to stuff the grass into the hole, it would fly off and sit here watching me..
Okay it's now officially spring, I've posted a nesting goose photo. I took this shot last night at Lake Beaumaris. Every year more and more of the geese nest closer to the walkways. This one was only a couple of feet away from from the sidewalk.
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An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nests on top of a parking lot light at the Crystal River Mall. We saw twigs and other plant matter at the base of the lamp, and guano covered the hood of an unfortunate vehicle parked beside the lamp.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ospreys nest from December in the south part of the state to February in the north part of the state. We're in north-central Florida, so the timing here seems just right.
Utility poles (especially those near the water) are common osprey nesting sites, and nests are commonly reused for many years. This bird has staked its claim just a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Ospreys feed on fish, which has earned them the name "fish hawks."
Ospreys are not as large as bald eagles (which also breed in this area), but they enjoy a five- to six-foot wingspan.