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I shot this as practice for my upcoming wildlife photography trip. It's amazing how unsharp my pictures of Cormorants appear to me even when they're in focus.
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.
I thought this red-whiskered bulbul (pycnonotus jocosus) may be gathering nesting material - but looking at the size of the dead leaf I'm not so sure. Photographed in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A family of Giraffe walking along the plains of the Maasai Mara.
This image is barely processed, it really does get like this in the Mara. Especially as there is a storm coming in.
Getting ready to go back to Kenya next week, so all the packing and planning of what I'm looking for in shots is going into play. Never really know what you'll get until you get there, but I always make a mental picture of what I'm looking to create before I go out. Sometimes it works, sometimes it takes years to achieve, but I always seem to get there in the end.
This was a fluke image, but it's one I had in my head for quite a while
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
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.
I had no idea that herons nested so high up in trees! A pretty rubbish shot but the best angle I could obtain
Seen at Sendero Frutti Tour & Birdwatching, Pedro Vicente Maldano, Pichincha, Ecuador on February 6th, 2026.
Guided by Juan Carlos Figueroa of The Partnership for International Birding.
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.
having bluebirds nesting near the house alerted me to the fact that in addition to vocalizations, birds "talk with their hands". the bluebird was looking at her mate and spreading the wings in a sequence that must mean something to him. they do that more often than all the others species nesting or feeding on our property. at present they are feeding brood two, with five chicks. three survived from brood one and are hanging out together by the mealworm feeder.
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.
A lone swan sat on the edge of the forest as it seems that it was brooding,, sometimes you had to get up to check that there were any threat factors.
evidently, you can never have enough!
I FINALLY decided to leave the apt. yesterday! After almost a week of being locked in a room with a bunch of kittens and a crazed Labrador Retriever, I figured I should maybe get out and get some fresh air, so Pearl and I went bird hunting.
She slept in the backseat while I rode around looking for potential models.
First stop was the osprey nest to see how things are faring.
I was just in time to see Abby returning with a talon full of grass.
20230729_8099_7D2-600 Nesting material #2
At Horseshoe Lake the Little Shags are next building and it looks like six are sitting on nests already.
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I spent some time travelling around the lake to find the local loons. There are at least two families currently nesting. Here's hoping they are both successful and babies are on Mom's back in the near future.
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) male
When I checked on the Tawnies after school yesterday both male and female were perched on a branch and I remarked to one of the other parents that she looked as though she was carrying egg(s). This morning the male was on the nest and at one stage carefully changed position. The male usually sits on the nest during the day. I am fairly confident there are egg(s). Sadly they did lose a chick in the windstorm a fortnight ago. I am sure you will see more of them in coming weeks, hopefully the young as well.