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This pair of Great Crested Grebes are nesting in front of Lake Hide at Westhay. I understand there were a couple of chicks in the nest but I didn't see them.
I continue to be impressed by my little TZ70, 30x zoom is of little use handheld but resting on the window frame of the hide produced pretty respectable results.
This a swan is nesting for the last couple of weeks and the cob is doing swimming guard. Fine sunny weather with some showers of rain,15c, force 5 from the south
Mute swans are common in the Lea Valley, and this one chose a nesting site very close to a public car-park.
Vigur ("spear") Island, Ísafjörður Bay, Iceland
Vigur, a "spear"-shaped island, is the second largest island of the Ísafjörður Bay, a 30 - 40 minute boat ride from Ísafjörður.
The island is about 2 km long and 400 m at its widest point.
Vigur has nesting sites of Arctic Terns, which can be quite aggressive. Visitors are under constant assault from the Arctic Terns and they are issued a stick to hold above their heads as the Artic Terns always go for the highest point.
But in spite of their tendency to peck people in the head , they are most welcome by the people that live on the island, the reason being that the Artic Tern protects the breeding grounds of the Common Eider, that produces the Eiderdown, a highly expensive luxury item.
Vigur is one of the largest eider duck nesting sites in Iceland which supports a down industry. Besides Arctic Terns, there are about 80.000 puffins during the summer and also nesting sites of Black Guillemots.
Vigur is privately owned and the same family has lived there since 1884.They have throughout the ages worked hard to protect, nurture and grow the Common Eider breeding grounds. A stone wall with shelters for the Common Eider dates back more in 200 years.
Until recently the the inhabitant of the island were farmers, keeping cattle and sheep. When farming was the most important means of income, the sheep were ferried to the mainland to the summer pastures not to disturb the precious eider ducks during the nesting period.
But now the family living Vigur makes their living from tourism, collection of eggs and eiderdown, and puffin hunting. It is a place that shows clearly how clever hard working people thrived on fishing, farming, down harvesting and now tourism.
Complimentary beverages and Icelandic pastries are served at Viktoria House, built in 1862 and restored by the National Museum of Iceland.
Organised trips to Vigur have been going since 1990. Vigur received the Icelandic travel industry environmental award in 1995.
Vigur Island also is home to a windmill built in 1840, the only old windmill left standing in Iceland.
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.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
It's hard to believe that when I graduated from high school in 1983, there were only 3 known nesting pairs of Bald Eagles in the state of Pennsylvania. I had never seen an eagle until I was in my 40's. Now I see them every week, sometimes just sitting casually be the side of the road.
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!
I found a little dugout area with sticks around it that reminded me of a nest so I decided to turn myself into a bird (sorta).
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As you cruise down the west side of the Cape into the Gulf of Carpenteria you bump into, go around or as in our case explore Crab Island which is part of a large shallow moving mass of sand banks that stretch across to Prince of Wales Island. . the island is the biggest nesting location for the rare Flat Back Turtles and is about 3 - 4 km end to end . There is just enough depth in the top half of the tide for our vessel to carefully sneak in between the Island and the main land
The low lying main land vista has little of interest apart from foraging pigs and bird life ..just miles of sand beach strewn with remnants from around the world . Of interest to me was the rusty drums of diesel from Asian and 3 old refrigerant cylinders from who knows where.
But the anchorage was totally calm and well protected from nearly all directions. Its a delight to be surrounded by picturesque sand banks at low tide . Strolling around the island was a terrific for our naturalist and photographic leanings . Most interesting mangrove areas and swirling sandy mud flats on the eastern side . On the north west side was a long wide steeper beach which a large population of crocs seemed to like, they are no doubt feasting on the nesting Flat Back turtles.
7 large crocs together surrounded by the rolling ocean was a sight to behold. 2 females had tracking devices attached . The Australian Zoo ( the late Steve Erwin ) in combination with Queensland Uni attach these devices to crocs up the Wenlock River area for study purposes so not sure if they came from there or not but it was fascinating to actually see the devices . I was able to approach to within 20 meters before all the reptiles dissolved into the ocean . We were happy to get some reasonable pics for memorabilia although I wished I had purchased that long distance telescopic lens I had agonized over before we commenced our journey . It would have been sensational to have been able to capture really close up sharp shots of their comings and goings from a distance. Maybe I should mortgage the boat!!!!
The croc tracks indicated at least one had at times moved a long way up the beach to where the turtles laid their eggs so we pondered whether they themselves were nesting amongst the tusky grass mounds bordering the beach or whether they were just feasting on helpless turtles or the turtle and their eggs!!
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
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.
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I think that there are just the two eggs visible here.
Jersey Shore
Connie: No Mama Wubba that's no nesting material. That's Kiki's hair
Kiki: Yes that's my hair. Thx sis.
Connie and Kiki: Happy Wubba Wednesday dear flickr peeps!