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A pair of willy wagtails spent several days working from dawn till dusk, trying to build a nest between the light and the beam (which I can now see needs a good wash). However, the gap was too wide, and all their nesting material kept falling through. Finally, they decided to relocate.
Notice the distinctive white eyebrows and whisker marks
A pair of nesting Western grebes in a colony of approximately 200.
Location: Haglund Waterfowl Production Area, Chase Lake Wetland Management District
Credit: Neil Shook / USFWS
Photo Contest Entry #177
This is the time of year when Oropendolas build their long hanging-basket nests in the trees. I flock picks out a suitable tree, in this case a Corotu tree and there can be as many as 40-50 nests in one tree.
As you can see these are large brightly colored birds, almost cartoonish in their contrasting colors.
Abbey Ruins, Abbey Precincts, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Part of the runined wall of the medieval abbey.
Ruins of the Abbey Church of St Edmund. Little now remains of the site except the rubble bases of several of the columns. Parts of the high crossing arches supporting the central tower are today the tallest parts of the ruins. The crossing tower, begun just after 1100, was completed by Abbot Anselm, but damaged later and rebuilt in stages from 1361. The abbey dates from the 14th century. It housed the relics of the martyred king, St. Edmund. It was used as a temporary residence by Henry VI and was burnt out by an accidental fire in 1465. It finally became ruinous after King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010) but managed by St. Edmundsbury Borough Council.
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Ruins of the Abbey of St Edmund
In 903 the remains of Saint Edmund, the original the Patron Saint of England, were moved to the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Beodericsworth (later known as Bury St Edmunds) where the site had already been in religious use for nearly three centuries.
St Edmund’s body was moved to London in 1010 for safe keeping when The Danes were again marauding through East Anglia but three years later his body was returned to Beodericsworth.
In 1020, King Canute had a stone church built for Edmund's body and the first abbots arrived. This was the beginning of the Abbey of St Edmund and it became a site of great pilgrimage as people from all over Europe came to visit St Edmund’s shrine.
It was Abbot Baldwin who embarked on a building programme to create the great Abbey Church that was to last well over 100 years. Work started on the Church in 1081 and it was consecrated in 1095. Its final total length was 505 feet (154 metres) and the majestic West Front 246 feet (75 metres).
The Abbey remains are extensive and include the complete 14th century Abbey Gate and Norman Tower, as well as the impressive ruins and altered west front of the immense church, St Mary's Church and parts of St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
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RUINS OF ABBEY DOVECOTE AND PART OF WALL
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: I
List Entry Number: 1375544
Date first listed: 12-Jul-1972
Date of most recent amendment: 30-Oct-1997
Statutory Address: RUINS OF ABBEY DOVECOTE AND PART OF WALL, ABBEY PRECINCTS
National Grid Reference: TL8576964275
Details
TL8564SE 639-1/8/95 12/07/72
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY PRECINCTS Ruins of Abbey Dovecote and part of wall (Formerly Listed as: Abbey Dovecote)
GV I
Remains of Abbey dovecote with an associated short stretch of wall. C12 with later alterations. In coursed flint with stone quoins and dressings. Originally 2-storey, now roofless; hexagonal. On the ground storey, the remains of a narrow arched doorway and a small rectangular window. On the upper storey, a blocked window with rounded head and a 2-light mullion-and-transom window with cusping to lights and a rectangular hood-mould are both later introductions. The wall has the remains of a doorway with stone surround and 2 wide later openings and was originally part of a wing of rooms flanking the garden. INTERIOR: the thickness of the walling is reduced above the ground storey, leaving a shelf which supported the timbers of the upper floor. The upper walls have the broken remains of nesting-boxes. Scheduled Ancient Monument. (BOE: Pevsner N: Radcliffe E: Suffolk: London: 1974-: 140).
Listing NGR: TL8576964275
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Suffolk, (1974), 140
The blackbirds are nest building in the holly tree next to the hedge at the bottom of our garden.. I could only get the silhouette because I was looking up at the sun..
As a result of the slight relaxation of the StayatHome guidelines, I have been taking the opportunity to have a few day trips to locations that I hope wouldn't be too busy with other people. One such place is the Blackdown Hills and in particular where a few new clearings were created last year. I was watching Spotted Flycatchers when I noticed a Treecreeper returning to the same old tree. Then I realised that it was nesting behind the bark only a few inches off the ground. I have enjoyed watching the adults making repeated visits with all manner on insects. That is probably it for now as I do not wish to disturb the birds. All images taken from a very safe distance.
Custom Nesting Doll for A.Okay Official's nesting show opening April 3.
A cat steals the mask while the owl sleeps.
A large female snapping turtle in a trance after nesting at Lakeside Park.
During the summer of 2010 and again during the summer of 2011, The City of Kitchener will be studying turtles in natural areas across the City.
The main study locations for this project are the Huron Natural Area, Laurentian Wetland and Lakeside Park. Our project involves catching turtles and recording information about their age, sex and health as well as gently notching (putting a mark) their shells so that we can identify them when we catch them at a later time.
We are also working with a dedicated group of volunteers who are helping to monitor turtles in different natural areas. These volunteers are helping us to learn more about where and when turtles are nesting (digging holes to lay eggs) as well as whether the eggs are hatching and the young turtles are able to make it to the ponds safely. We have also started to protect some turtle nests from predators!
We will be sharing information about our project with people all across the City so watch for information about upcoming presentations and events on Kitchener’s Natural Areas website at www.kitchener.ca/knap.
Thank-you to the City of Kitchener Local Environmental Action Fund (LEAF), Region of Waterloo Environmental Stewardship Fund and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for supporting this project!
At Nugget Point in The Catlins, southern New Zealand, you walk along a high cliff towards the Nugget Point lighthouse. Looking over the cliff you often see sealions. This time I saw Royal Spoonbill (the white spots dotted over the rock) nesting on this rock way below the cliff They have chosen some precarious situations to nest on.
A visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs reserve south of Scarborough, combined with lunch at Flamborough head, provided plenty of opportunity to observe the nesting Gannets, Fulmars and Kittiwakes at close quarters, whilst Shags were to be seen skimming the coastline just offshore. Bempton is the only mainland Gannet colony and presents quite a spectacle with thousands of birds rearing large grey fluffy chicks on the precipitous chalk cliffs
Nesting Product1 by sdenoual is a great example of how 3D modeling can help get things done in the real world. Sdenoual used CATIA V5 to help determine how much of each product would fit into this box and still leave room for packing materials. Adding transparency to the box makes for a great presentation and helps get the job done right.
April 17, 2021
I found this pair of merlins while walking along Lake Champlain near Burlington Vermont. They are nesting high in a tree on the edge of the forest. The tree stands alone on a sandy beach. They were making a lot of noise, otherwise I would never have seen them.
(Falco columbarius)
(Thank you, Buckeye. for confirming the ID!)
Lake Champlain Waterfront
Burlington, Vermont
USA
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watching the sparrows nesting box on the next tree!
They were looking at our nesting boxes yesterday (including the sparrows nesting box while they briefly were not there!) - really hope they use the empty one - will keep my fingers crossed!!! :0)
There were quite a few of them about in the garden, they seem to love our willow tree!!
Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting and Marshmallow fondant. Owl is a giant rice krispie treat.
Mother and baby Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) of the Neptuno Group. They have disturbed ground nesting bees while digging for roots and tubers. The bees don't seem to bother the gorillas but when they found us, they swamed us and drove us away. The western lowland gorilla is the smallest subspecies of gorilla. They possess no tails and have jet black skin along with coarse black hair that covers their entire body except for the face, ears, hands, and feet. The hair on the back and rump of males takes on a grey coloration and is also lost as they get progressively older. This coloration is the reason why older males are known as "silverbacks". Their hands are proportionately large with nails on all digits, similar to that of a human's, and very large thumbs. They have short muzzles, a prominent brow ridge, large nostrils, and small eyes and ears. Other features are large muscles in the jaw region along with broad and strong teeth. It is the gorilla usually found in zoos. In 2006–07, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society studied gorillas in heavily forested regions centered on the Ouesso district of the Sangha Region. They suggest a population on the order of 125,000 Western Lowland Gorillas, whose isolation from humans has been largely preserved by inhospitable swamps.
The female swan rarely leaves the nest during the 28 day incubation period. The male will take over from time to time to allow female to feed
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Tutakoke River Research Camp, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by: Kristine Sowl, USFWS
Public Domain
A female African quailfinch collects nesting material from the regurgitated pellet of some large raptor, containing fur and feathers. It is generally believed that only the male collects nesting material, making this observation rather fascinating!
One always finds them in short, open grassland especially if there is water nearby.
One can tell breeding male and female apart by the darker upper mandible and grey (not black) face of the female.