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Also called fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk.
A very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of its own. Along coastlines, lakes, and rivers almost worldwide, the Osprey is often seen flying over the water, hovering, and then plunging feet-first to catch fish in its talons. After a successful strike, the bird rises heavily from the water and flies away, carrying the fish head-forward with its feet. Bald Eagles sometimes chase Ospreys and force them to drop their catch: The Audubon Field Guide to North American Birds
This one was on the Turner River, Big Cypress Preserve in the Everglades
Whilst on our last land excursion on Svalbard we came upon a region where little Auks by the thousands were nesting high above in the scree we found a family of six Artic Fox Cubs. Our small group stood quietly watching these beautiful creatures eat and play for over an hour it was an experience I will always treasure.
More images to follow!
At least two each of Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egrets and Cattle Egrets nesting in the island rookery of the Delores Fenwick Nature Center in Pearland, Texas. I count ten nests in this photo.
This is a nesting box right by our patio and I must have missed the laying of the eggs. I have watched the male and female flying in and out with worms so assume the eggs have hatched. I have not heard any peeps yet, but will keep you posted:) The brown thrashers have young ones peeping in a bush down a bit and the mockingbirds too. I love watching the birds this time of year.
Before I get back to my shots taken last week at the Wetlands, here is something from home. When I bath and brush Harry lately I've been getting a whole other dog worth of hair and so I've pegged it to the clothesline hoping the birds would use it for nesting. So look who is nesting again!
I just really liked this neat and comfortable looking nest. I was later surprised to find she was brooding nine chicks at the time.
No trip to Knepp Wildlands in the spring would be complete without seeing the White Storks on their nests. There are at least 5 breeding pairs on the estate this year including this one which is where the first pair bred a a couple of years ago. If you've never been before its well worth a visit, the habitat for birds is amazing.
Snowy Egrets @ Vida De Tortuga, OCWA
Listen to their call:
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When life is not coming up roses
Look to the weeds
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I know, another dandelion seedhead :) But I can't stop photographing them, and thought I'd try this one in black and white, something I rarely do.
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Bringing Nesting Material
Great Egret landing at Ocean City, New Jersey
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Gathering Nesting Material
Tree Swallow busy with nest building at Conowingo Dam
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It looks as though this greater coucal (centropus sinensis) is about to peck its way into a large fruit. Not true!! The bird was actually gathering nesting material by pulling off individual leaf fibres. Photographed in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand.
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
Nesting on the Vic Uni Pond. Not so easy to see the nest this year.
We are having major internet problems, I don't even know if these images will upload. It will take me some time to catch up with your images. That will be after our ISP fixes the problem, it has been four hours thus far.
UK'S smallest bird was so lucky having a drink looked up and there he was busy working.Goldcrests are relatively common in Scotland with something like 750,000 individuals nesting here, and up to three million covering the country as far north as Shetland in winter. They’re hyperactive little birds that always seem to be on the move, flitting through woodland, feeding on small insects and seeds. You may have even seen them in your garden or local park.Goldcrests are tiny. They are England’s smallest bird, and are regarded as the smallest in the whole of Europe too. They only weigh, at most, about 6.5g which is the equivalent of holding a single 10 pence piece in your palm! But for such a minute species, goldcrests can be remarkably resilient and are one of the lightest birds in the world to migrate across the sea – moving from northern Europe to the UK in winter
I went back to check on the nesting eagles...no sign of the eaglets but saw tip of a white head so knew one or more parents were there. As I took photos of the head tip, the adult started to fly....camera in right place at right time, wind blowing the leaves aside so I could get some good shots, a thrill.
I'll have to go back when the young are starting to fledge...maybe I'll get lucky again.
...interesting observation; the neighbors are so accustomed to them they don't pay any attention.
Enjoy the weekend, flickr friends....thanks for your visit...Pat...xo...
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Some family health problems going on...