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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."
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.
A killdeer nesting in the rocks.
From birdwatching.com:
"Killdeer lay their eggs on the ground out in open, often among stones, hiding them in plain sight. The way they keep from being eaten by a snake, cat, fox, or crow, is by looking just like the rocks."
Swan on its nest in the reeds along the Genesee River by the boardwalk at Turning Point Park In Rochester, NY.
. . . 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 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.
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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.
A quiet moment by the water's edge, captured entirely in-camera to preserve the natural beauty of these ducks nestled in the summer grass.
The osprey is unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide. This male was on his way back to a massive nest in a Cypress Tree in Central Florida, there were over 200 pairs nesting in this lake! A truly memorable experience I have yet to equal..
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.
This post concludes the brief review of our trip to Badlands National Park and Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Three more trips coming on my '23 look back.
While most of the Canada Geese at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge were swimming around with their young broods, the other species were still tending their eggs, like this Black-necked Stilt.
If you look closely, you can see two eggs in this stilt's nest.
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It's interesting what you can do with an egg and two forks. I'll cook the egg and eat it, with just one fork. 😄
It was overcast because a storm was blowing in from the southwest. I found several pair of Black-capped Night-herons on their nests. I was happy to get this shot before exiting the park.
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There were hundreds and hundreds of puffins on the cliffs and lots of feathers too. I captured this image as one Atlantic puffin was gathering the feathers for nesting material They certainly know how to recycle and it was great fun to see just how many he could get in his mouth !! This image was taken in Newfoundland , Canada !!
Wishing you all a great Wednesday and a very blessed one too !!!
I found the most delightful woven chair while we in Home Depot yesterday. My husband was searching for some specific replacement lightbulbs and I was beat, so I crawled into this egg chair and tried to figure out where I could put it in my home. There's not many things that I covet now but this chair is a real charmer and I have no place for it ... sigh :)
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