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Shags nesting on the cliffs at Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Easy to think of these birds as being a plain black, but there is a lot of texture and detail in their glossy, green-black feathers.
Red-winged Blackbird - female
Agelaius phoenicius
There were red-winged blackbirds all over the place on Saturday, almost all of them males. But we did catch this female gathering some materials for her nest.
The nest, in a hollow tree trunk, is beside a main footpath through the park, but the birds do not seem too perturbed although the male stands protectively on the footpath.
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
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I can take commissions for custom nesting dolls :)
Shot from trail south of MdO. From their positions, one would assume that they flew in forward. makes sense, but take off looks like it might be a bit of a flutter.
To view in stereo, sit 2-3 feet from the monitor and gently cross your eyes so that the two images become three. The one in the middle will be in 3d. If you are finding this difficult, you may be trying too hard. Viewing the large size is best.
The coot (Fulica atra) is preparing its nest. Currently there are no eggs, but I guess there will be in a week.
An update on our nesting Goldfinch (the first photo and story is here): as of today the chicks have not hatched, but she is still there guarding the nest. Here she is, about 8 feet away from me as I picked up the newspaper off the porch - you can see how close she is to the railing here.
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Painted by the soft glow of late afternoon, this mated pair of great egrets has just returned to their nest site at the bird rookery at High Island, Texas.
At Newline yesterday, a mildly exciting find of nesting Brown Treecreepers. Here they are on top of their worryingly vertical hollow. I did manage to see them hand off food from the forager to the one inside the nest, but didn't manage to capture that moment, this time.
This subspecies (eastern race) is listed as vulnerable in NSW.
The other day bought a set of blank wooden nesting dolls that I got on sale at Michael's, my next project is to do my own paintings in them. Been working in my sketchbook creating different ideas for this project. Here is the strange bird family version.
The Waved Albatross is endemic to the Galapagos, mostly nesting above the cliffs of Española Island.
These guys are known for their funky courtship dance. Check out a bit of it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM4fPOzkp5g
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A mother Victoria Crowned Pigeon feeds her baby in the nest. I was permitted to stay and take pictures but only for so long. I was hurried away by the mother as soon as the father had stepped in to watch over their young one.