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At Circle B Bar Reserve, Polk County, Florida, USA.
In Florida, Bald Eagles( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) begin nest maintenance and building in mid-October. It takes about 20 weeks to hatch eggs and raise the young until they fly. During the nesting cycle, the parents remain within one to two miles of the nest. We rarely see Bald Eagles in Florida from May to October.
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.
This species which is often referred to as "Fish Ducks" is the most widespread and abundant merganser in North America. Being one of the more social waterfowl species they do accept other species of diving ducks within their own flocks.
Their breeding territory ranges from Alaska to Newfoundland where they can be found using man-made nesting boxes or nest on the ground. A nest can be found to contain a clutch of anywhere from 6 - 17 eggs. They tend to be a quiet breed unless disturbed or during their courtship period.
This hen is getting lots of attention from 4 drakes that are certainly letting her know their intentions with their erect tails.
A medium sized Stork bird usually found during the sowing season. Its most defining feature is a noticeable gap between the upper and lower mandibles of its large bill, which develops as the bird matures. I assumed that this gap acts like a nutcracker, but learnt it actually functions more like a pair of nutpicks or tweezers. This unique anatomical adaptation allows the stork to grip, slice, and extract meat cleanly from its primary food source - large freshwater apple snails.
About 68 cm (27 inches) in length, these birds are highly social, nesting in dense, noisy colonies often shared with other waterbirds, and can frequently be seen utilizing warm air thermals to soar effortlessly over marshes, rice paddies, and shallow lakes.
During sowing season, when the farmers dig up the soil with tractors, that brings out several ground based insects and snails. These snail hunters come in good numbers around that time.
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When life is not coming up roses
Look to the weeds
and find the beauty hidden within them.
― L.F. Young
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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Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are usually found in the east, but occasionally one or two will get off course migrating to their nesting grounds and stop in the Davis Mountains. Lucky for us!
34/100 x Birds: The 2020 Edition - Thanks, everyone! I hope all my Flickr friends are keeping safe and healthy!
Gathering Nesting Material
Tree Swallow busy with nest building at Conowingo Dam
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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.
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.
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
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From a bird feeder in the backyard. There are 4 little blue eggs and so far 2 or 3 hatchlings! Roanoke Virginia. Photo taken with remote controlled shutter, while hiding behind a window so the bird is not disturbed while feeding the hatchlings.
From a DNR Eagle Cam
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As I watched I saw the Raccoon make several attempts at her eggs. In the end this protective Eagle, defended her nest. The DNR images are fun to watch.
Eagles can normally lay 2 to 3 eggs several days apart.
Black Skimmer skimming - Nickerson Beach, New York, USA
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