10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2012

The male Pheasant-tailed Jacana stood atop a female The female bird was rhythmically moving her body from left to right, while at the same time the male on her back tracked her movements. This is the opposite of polygamous; the females hold and actively defend territories containing several males with whom they have mating rights.

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MARCH 26, 2023

Crested Pigeons only lay two eggs and the nest we observed in our local park successfully hatched out two young. The Crested Pigeon would have incubated the eggs for twenty one days. The Crested Pigeon will breed at any time of year if the conditions are right.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Our resident shorebirds have started to breed in the last few weeks and there are numerous Pied Oystercatcher nests along our shores right now. We knew that she may well not be right at the nest when we initially noticed her movement and moved slowly forward making sure that we found her footprints and therefore the nest.

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JUNE 2, 2015

And of eggs and nests and birds on nests. Into the Nest , as the title says, is about the courting, mating, egg-laying, nesting, and parenting behavior of “familiar birds”. Cedar Waxwings exchange berries, carry nesting material, eggs. Egg biology, from Part I. Oops, the curmudgeon in me slipped.) Peregrine Falcon nests.

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AUGUST 9, 2020

They can also be found inland at the ephemeral lakes and can breed throughout the year if the conditions are right. The female Red-capped Plover immediately returned to the nest to incubate her eggs. The male Red-capped Plover was nearby and they generally incubate the eggs at night. We took a few photos and moved off.

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APRIL 22, 2016

Perfect is a big word, and using it right in the title of your book invites close scrutiny. While this extremely complex organizational scheme sometimes leads to repetition and back-tracking in the text, it also allows Birkhead to convey a vast amount of information in a memorable and entertaining fashion.

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MAY 20, 2012

It is present both in Broome itself and also surrounding ephemeral lakes and appears to breed throughout the year if the conditions are right. They will sit tight on the eggs even if you are within a few metres of the nest and are very reluctant to move. Luckily it was just outside the area where most cars would be at the weekend.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

In California, coveys break up and pairs begin forming in February or March, followed by nest building and egg laying in May or June. She will usually lay 12 to 17 eggs, averaging five per week 1 , before beginning incubation. Occasionally, larger clutches occur due to egg dumping by other females. www.youtube.com/watch?

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JULY 26, 2020

Following on from the sad loss of our first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020 the other eggs are now also hatching. Somehow the twenty eight days passed without the eggs being run over. Pied Oystercatchers always try and move away from the nest site as soon as possible once both eggs are hatched. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Finally, the exotic Island snail occurs in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia where they are consumed by Snail Kites there (the Snail Kite occur throughout South America, the Everglade Snail Kite is a sub-species). Exotic apple snail (left) and native apple snail (right) Photo: The Pomacea Project.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

yanked the steering wheel to the right, slammed on my brakes, grabbed my binoculars, and threw myself out of the car. A half-hour boat cruise around Eastern Egg Rock gave me a glimpse of seabird paradise, then yanked it away. There are boat trips to Eastern Egg Rock, as well as to other small islands. Soon the girls emerged.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a great song by The Chills titled “ Complex “ Great link, right? In Daurian Redstarts , personality traits (specifically, whether a bird is shy or bold) partly determine how good an individual is in rejecting cuckoo eggs in its nest. A nice example of gender equality of sorts.

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APRIL 4, 2014

But, for right now, we are celebrating — both Ozzie and Harriet, the pair of Ospreys that have graced the nest platform at Dunrovin since at least 2011, are back once more. Right now, the new information is coming so thick and fast that all I can do is stand amazed. Birds nests Ospreys web cams'

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JUNE 5, 2012

I spent some quality time recently with a flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh in my home borough of Queens, the same spot I enjoyed the company of some confiding Least Sandpipers last week. I was mostly trying to get decent flight shots of flocks of the small sandpipers whenever they flushed from feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

You will notice the Common Sandpiper in the photo to the right! There are more Pied Oystercatcher nests with eggs in them now, so the breeding season is not over yet. It then stretched its wings out. I managed to capture the stretched wing, but not the whole bird! Pied Oystercatcher chick having a wing stretch.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Male Phalaropes, Jacanas, Tinamous, and Rheas build nests, incubate the eggs and take care of the chicks. Females then begin to lay eggs in the nest the male prepared. If too many females join a harem and lay eggs in a single nest, the male will not be able to incubate all the eggs properly. Photo: Liam Quinn.

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JUNE 23, 2024

With south-westerlies they come right up to the cliffs as they make their way out towards the coast of West Africa where they will spend the winter. These gulls are back at the breeding colonies in October, even though they don’t lay eggs until April. In their case, it’s rubbish tips that allow them to remain resident.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Two different females among the captive group have laid eggs , and scientists are keeping a watchful eye on a few others. While it’s still a bit early to say how many of the eggs will develop into healthy chicks, this is wonderful news for the Spoonies and their fans worldwide. Both photos by the WWT).

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

The fully fledged Pied Oystercatcher chick is the bird on the right. There are still newly laid clutches of Pied Oystercatcher eggs on the northern section of Cable Beach , so there is hope still of more survivals. They moved around a bit to get comfortable on the rocky outcrop. Pied Oystercatcher family at roost.

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JULY 17, 2012

I had hoped to have some Semipalmated Plover chick photos for comparison but as of last night they seem to be still at the egg stage. They are everywhere right now, as the families make their way from uplands down to the water’s edge. These ones had a head start, nesting right near the shore. With some serious legs.

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

That’s right. His character, a barber who seems slightly out of place amongst the other tall-tale tellers in the barbershop, also speculated on why robins’ eggs are blue (while displaying a remarkable lack of understanding of biology). (The The birding-related jokes begin at about the 1:51 mark.).

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JULY 24, 2011

Last year the nest failed, the eggs apparently not viable, never hatching. I had crossed the stream and was approaching for a quick look to see how many eggs were in the nest this year. The parent waited just off shore, and as soon as I neared enough to look at the two eggs that had been laid, she started. Splish Splash.

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AUGUST 11, 2019

In fact we often don’t have any chicks within two weeks of the eggs hatching and other pairs along the coast have not been successful yet this season. More eggs have been laid and hopefully other pairs of Pied Oystercatchers will soon have young to care for. Pied Oystercatcher family. Male Pied Oystercatcher and two chicks.

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JULY 21, 2012

Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult Wednesday, 18 July An unusual auk baby. Baby Spotted Dikkop Thursday, 19 July Killdeer from Egg to Adult Common Tern Chicks Walk to the Water The Moby Dick of Albatross Friday, 20 July A Bird in the Hand: American Kestrels Why Not Brood Parasites?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2012

Right now we’re pretty much a three species town, Ravens with a chance of Hoary Redpolls and a sprinkling of Rock Ptarmigan. (I The peak of this activity is over in about a week, and the birds head upland to nest (for the most part, as some have nested right at the edge of the water. This was a later nest.

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South America Eggs Family Raised 211

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2011

You may be right in remarking that this is a very poor poo pic, and indeed it is. Or picture yourself as a bird fetus within an egg. Drinking and peeing through the egg shell? And it can be stored easily by the bird fetus within the egg. And they have a different mode of excretion.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2013

Travis got to experience things he normally wouldn’t (like spending about 5 hours every day in a pool) and seeing the world famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team (I can post a photo of them right? However the night before last all hope was lost, the egg now gone, the birds still on the lake. A different Glaucous Gull.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Birding on Lake Cuitzeo is a real challenge right now, because what little water has gathered in the center of the lake is surrounded by extensive mud flats. ” Lesson #1 learned: It turns out that it is very easy to walk on some lakebeds, with the right footwear (or no footwear). So trusting. Even trusting in flight!

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

A stem of plant material with a cluster of pink Apple Snail’s eggs are marring the picture by covering part of the eye. Right click on this point on the donor picture. Keep your finger away from the right click button at this time as any click here will reset the cloning point and make it difficult to realign.

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AUGUST 11, 2018

One of our male Pied Oystercatchers has been marked with an engraved leg flag “A1” and was one of the first pairs to lay eggs this season. Sadly the two chicks did not survive very long at all and the pair of Pied Oystercatchers were soon getting ready to lay more eggs. “A1” Preparing another nest site.

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APRIL 3, 2013

I was shocked when I saw a hen Mallard actually incubating eggs in one of these things–they do work…and how do the mallards get in there? This also might be a way to compromise with swallows who try to build right over your home’s doorway. I used to be very skeptical of these.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

With populations plunging dramatically over the last decade, researchers from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Birds Russia, and a number of other conservation organizations made the always-controversial call to pluck eggs from the imperiled wild population and establish a captive breeding program as a final hedge against extinction.

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JUNE 25, 2012

Have you messed around with your iPhone, holding it up to your binoculars or scope, hoping to get a decent image but constantly being frustrated by vignetting and the sheer difficulty of getting your iPhone in the exact right spot? Go buy one right now. Look no further. ……… a.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. Egyptian Vultures raised is isolation used rocks to crack eggs presented to them. The behavior was inherent.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

There is egg predation, chick loss and sometimes possibly just some “bad parenting”! One pair of Pied Oystercatchers laid eggs the first year and did not appear to realise they were supposed to sit on them, but they have since learnt it is an essential part of rearing a chick and they have done so since.

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AUGUST 12, 2012

After 28 days of sharing the duty of sitting on three eggs we finally had the arrival of our first Pied Oystercatcher chicks for 2012 on Friday August 3rd. It is unusual for three eggs to be laid here in Broome and many eggs do not even hatch due to predation each season.

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