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From our bed we have a view of neglected woodland which is a wonderful source of nesting material for the local birds. We have often seen magpies tugging small branches out of the tangle of vegetation out there, but this morning I was thrilled to see Mr & Mrs Bullfinch scavenging. Here is Mrs, but I didn't manage to catch her with her slender twiglet in her beak.
Song: "Nesting Time"
Featured Artist: Irving Edwards
Lyrics and Music: Mort Dixon & James V. Monaco
Sheet Music Artist: Al Barbelle
Insert Photos: Uncredited
Publisher: Henry Waterson
Year: 1925
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.
This set of nesting envelopes was a custom request for someone who saw one of my Tiny Envelopes ( www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=259342 ).
He wanted to know if it was mailable, because he thought it would be cute to send a tiny love note to his girlfriend. (The answer is no -- Tiny Envelopes are too small to mail. The minumum letter size is 3.5 x 5" to mail via USPS).
This was his solution: A set of progressively smaller envelopes, nested inside one another, with a tiny note inside the smallest one.
Smallest envelope is 2-inches square.
Laregest envelope is 5.75 x 4.25 inches.
One of the two Starling survivors nested in the rafters of my Dad's garage, from an original group of about 7 (they kept on throwing themselves out onto his car).
I made a set of nesting boxes for BCO craft swap project. I designed patterns and printed them on colored papers which I used to cover the lids. Used chipboard under the printed papers for the tops, and used mat board for the bottoms. I cut strips of kraft paper and glued them over all seams, inside and out, for extra strength and neatness.
Nesting, can be a long process. Nurturing children is a long and on-going process too. Yet, most mothers are able render unconditional love in caring for the children.
I haven't identified this little bird yet (Black Chinned Hummingbird??) -- I can't see a whole lot of it.
Crazy birds all over the place. lol If I had a decent lens I could have shown you the chicks in the nests.
It wasn't my intention when I started making this, but I think it looks like a Russian Nesting doll.
My first thought when I began it was, "Can you see me?" But as she began to take shape, I kept hearing, "I am a part of something bigger than myself."
A nesting swan among the reeds in a branch of the Great Lake on the Castle Howard estate.
13 April 2013
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While in Roatan we spotted this little Hummer sitting on her nest . It is the first nesting hummer we have seen We didnt want to get to close and disturb her. We couldnt get to the other side of her there was a cliff with a pretty sharp slope.
The osprey pair Dos and Tres Rayas are nesting at the Mexican restaurant again! Hello my friend! I think this is mama. I did my best osprey impression and she responded in kind. It was cool because we were on the way to breakfast with my parents and I got to show them one of "my" bird families. =o)
I named them for their stripes on their wings. On one of them "two stripes" show, and on the other "three stripes" show. I don't speak spanish, but since they are nesting and raising their young in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant, I thought the names were fun. They successfully raised two chicks last year. I got to watch them from the nest to flight school! Hopefully I will again this year.
Hugs and thanks for viewing! =o)
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