Construction
Cliff Swallows constructing a nest.
Dinner Time
Osprey returning home with dinner
Mama Robin and three babies
Found a momma robin with her three babies in a tree near the house.
The Family
Hummingbird Nest
I was walking under a low hanging branch in my yard & noticed a flash ,looked up as a little bird flew off, saw a bump on the branch got my ladder & this is what I saw.
Ward Cleaver the Cedar Waxwing
This father was parked right next to the nest his Mrs was working on. I didn’t get a good shot of her in the nest, just around the corner of a branch with her head poking out is as best as I could get, but he was diligently bringing her tufts of plant material to help build it.
One with the Tree
I haven’t identified this bird yet, but I love her little cup nest, how it so closely resembles the aspen she is in.
Simplicity
The least tern sits on a simple nest made of only a depression in the sand. Her spelled eggs are almost perfectly camouflaged
Eastern Kingbird nest with waterfront view
This Eastern Kingbird nest was overhanging the water at the South Tamaqua, Pa. silt dam
Yellow Warbler on nest
Yellow Warbler on nest at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pa. …Unique use of web silk for nest material
Preparing the nest
Barn Swallow parent using the jewelry box I installed on our balcony for them.
Chickadee Nest
Chickadee Nest
Enjoying the patio
This is a thumbnail of a video I recorded while sitting and visiting next to one of the owlets. Check it out on the NestWatch page,
House Wren
This little guy decided that my decorative bird house would make a great home.
Who’s there?
Spotting baby owls in this light is the most rewarding, I think. All three owlets are branchers now, and it’s glorious to watch them learn to fly.
Crepuscular Mist
The first great horned owl is most visible. The second is further out on the branch. The nest is in a cavity between the two owls. NO FILTER. This was the natural light.
Little Robin
Baby Robin at the Chicago Botanic Garden, his mom flew off the nest as we walked by.
The Egg Timer Went Off
We love city livin’!
Here are Dora and David, the first two owlets of a clutch of three Eastern Screech owls. Not shy at all.
Owl the heck did we fit in there?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! This small space was the home tweet home to a clutch of 3 Eastern Screech owls inside the city limits of Houston, Texas. Here you can see the eldest owl, affectionately called Dora in the patio jasmine, while David and Darcy still on the nest.
Dutiful Dewey
I had the pleasure of watching a pair of Eastern Screech owls nest above my patio for several weeks. This was taken in late March, early April before I even realized the hatched owlets were right above my head! In the 6-8 week period, the owls became very comfortable with me! They never screeched at all!
June 10th excitement
Baby basket
Mama vireo on the nest
Female plumbeous vireo on the nest. Nest is located along a trail in the Sandia National Forest, off the Sandia Crest Highway. I was hiking and heard a vireo calling; we called back and forth a few times . After a short walk, I saw the bird hopping around in a juniper tree adjacent to the trail. Another bird joined, the male flew off. I was watching through the binos and saw the female sit down, and soon realized she was on the nest. I got the picture using the telephoto on the point and shoot camera, from the other side of the trail.
Homecoming
Beautiful Osprey caring for young.
hiding under my leafy parasol
Bald Eagle and Chicks in their nest.
This Bald Eagle’s nest was photographed from a mountain butte in Eugene, Oregon.
Bushtit at it’s nest.
A Bushtit and it’s nest was photographed at a local park in Salem, Oregon.
redstart tail,
Female sitting in nest. We watched from bedroom window, however foliage became a problem. Nest was taken apart recently.
Rufous Hummingbird Nest
Two eggs are laid in a Rufous Hummingbird nest. One is tucked right up against the near wall and hard to see while the other is in clear sight. The walls of the nest are quite high to help keep the eggs safe during windstorms when they could be tossed out. The nest is made of fluffy plant material stuck together with spider web and is flexible so it stretches when the chicks grow. It’s camouflage precisely matches the color and texture of the branch it was built on.
Hummingbird Nest
This nest was on a lower branch in a Maple Tree
Love my feather bed
I love seeing new birds when I go walking or riding my bike at the park.
Bobolink Bambinos
American Redstart
An American Redstart working on her silky nest
Shade for a Sleeping Nestling
On a hot day on the shores of Clear Lake, an Osprey Mother provides shade for her sleeping nestling while the father is out fishing.
Black oystercatcher on nest
Black Oystercatcher nest, framed by beach peas and beach rye grass. Photo taken May 2015 in western Prince William Sound.
Black oystercatcher on nest
Black oystercatcher sitting on eggs. The nest is framed by beach rye grass and beach pea, lain on cobble rock just above storm high tide line. Taken in May, 2015 in western Prince William Sound.
He may not have a heart, but he has House Finches building a nest in his gut
For several years now, we have had House Finches nesting inside a decorative tin man I have hanging on my front porch. This was taken recently when they were fixing up the nest for the season.