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Another installment in my nesting birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge series.
From the Cornell Lab: "Killdeer nests are simple scrapes often placed on slight rises in their open habitats. Killdeer may make several scrapes not far away from each other before choosing one to lay in. The duplication may help to confuse predators.
Nest is a shallow depression scratched into the bare ground, typically 3-3.5 inches across.
nesting female blackbird
Blackbirds build a nest in a safe place in April or May. Dense shrubs and hedges are also important for this. The parents weave a neat nest of twigs together and finish it with mud and grass. A clutch usually contains four or five eggs. The light, green-blue tint is characteristic, as are the brown dots. The incubation period is short: the chicks hatch from the egg after two weeks. You often see parents flying back and forth with their beaks full. What do blackbird chicks eat? They prefer protein-rich food such as worms and insects to grow quickly.
Lovely bird nesting on the ponds @ Keston woodland area in autumn..A familiar black bird of our lakes, ponds and rivers, the Coot is widespread; look out for its large and untidy-looking nest on the water in spring. The Coot can be distinguished from the similar Moorhen by its white beak and 'shield', and its entirely black body.
This robin is getting some new material for the family nest. The backyard is filled with dog hair and sticks. The backyard is like a home improvement store for the birds.
My Backyard
Tunkhannock, Pa
4/13/2017
Swan on its nest in the reeds along the Genesee River by the boardwalk at Turning Point Park In Rochester, NY.
Nella piccola ma splendida cornice dell'oasi Lycaena, moltissimi uccelli trovano riparo per... mettere su famiglia :)
Buona giornata
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I took this shot this morning, while out with the dog in tow. I'm guessing that this male is building for a second brood, perhaps, given that we're now almost through May, already. I don't know enough about the nesting habits of Wrens to know for sure, but I wish him luck.
Stour valley, Suffolk - May 2016.
These Cattle Egrets were in the process of parental nest sitting relief. You can just see the bundles of fluff that is are two chicks in the nest. Healesville Sanctuary with Flickr friend Jan Diamond. Best viewed large and right at the limit of my lens.
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Male
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Insects
Nesting : Cavity
Behavior : Bark Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
"Acorn Woodpeckers are medium-sized woodpeckers with straight, spike-like bills and stiff, wedge-shaped tails used for support as the birds cling to tree trunks..... Acorn Woodpeckers are very unusual woodpeckers that live in large groups, hoard acorns, and breed cooperatively. Group members gather acorns by the hundreds and wedge them into holes they’ve made in a tree trunk or telephone pole. Acorn Woodpeckers also spend considerable time catching insects on the wing. They give raucous, scratchy waka-waka calls frequently... In groups with more than one breeding female, the females put their eggs into a single nest cavity. A female usually destroys any eggs in the nest before she starts to lay, and more than one third of all eggs laid in joint nests are destroyed. Once all the females start to lay, they stop removing eggs."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Wrapping up my nesting bird series with this American Avocet sitting on her nest at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
From the Cornell Lab: "Male and female avocets select a nest site together. The male leads the female around making scrapes in the ground, until they both choose a spot to nest. They typically nest on islands or dikes, placing the nest on the ground with little or no surrounding vegetation."
Now that Spring is here Mother Goose has started a new cycle of the next generation....nesting her precious eggs !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
Have a safe and delightful day dear Flickr friends !!!!
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
We have a Grebe nest on the Vic Uni Pond. I'm not sure if there are any eggs yet, Flickr and birding mate David J ( www.flickr.com/photos/birdsaspoetry/with/50543076361/ ) got an image of the pair mating last Thursday. Today this one was attending to the nest. Thankfully the nest is in a great spot to observe.
Gathering Nesting Material - Great Blue Heron at Conowingo Dam in Maryland.
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. . . I watched this pair "waking up" . . . the Mama (back to us) was already on the branch when Papa exited the nest (presumably incubating an egg - as they share this duty) . . . I was then treated to some "eagle porn" (none of the shots are worth posting . . . as my vantage point didn't afford a clear view . . . lots of action though . . . lol!!!) . . . they both sat awhile longer before Papa flew off to "work" . . . hunting for breakfast I would imagine . . .
I'll have to make a point of checking things out in approximately 35 days . . . the incubation period . . .
A female verdin collects materials for her nest interior. Verdins nest year-round. During the off-season, they build roosting nests which are about 6 inches in diameter and appear as a roughly spherical jumble of sticks. The interior is lined with plant matter, feathers and other soft and insulating stuff found nearby. Breeding nests are larger and more posh inside to raise little ones. The male of the species is responsible for the exterior nest construction and the female does the interior decorating. Since in this photo the bird is carrying fluffy stuff that might line the interior of a nest, I'm assuming its female. One more fact I find interesting is that the verdins will vary the position of the opening of the nest depending on the season. In the cooler months, the opening is near the bottom, presumably because it retains more heat that way. In hotter months the hole is at the top, perhaps to let the prevailing winds provide some air movement. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, one pair of verdins was observed building 11 different nests in one year, but that may be an extreme case. Both the male and female participate in the selection of a nesting site.