10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2024
Being a westerner — raised in California, and now living in western Mexico — I was perhaps most excited about the migratory birds that breed in eastern North America. And then there was a Green Heron , not only showing us its nest, but also an egg. Then, around 4:00 p.m., And yet, there it was. But what could I do?
10,000 Birds
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. Photo: Peter Wilton.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2013
Project Nestwatch elaborates: “Violet-green Swallows nest in cliff crevices, natural tree cavities, woodpecker holes, in old nests of Bank and Cliff Swallow, under the eaves of buildings, and in nest boxes.” In fact, it seems like Violet-green swallows will nest anywhere they can fit in an egg and someone to incubate it.
10,000 Birds
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. Oops, the curmudgeon in me slipped.) And of birds courting and mating.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The Golden-tailed Woodpecker shares something with the German flag – it is called golden-tailed even though to me the color of its tail is yellow, not golden. No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations. She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. Greater Blue-eared Starlings prefer not to rely on hired hands.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2012
Current well-intentioned environmental pressures to emphasize harvesting large dead or dying trees, if realized, would have further adverse effects on such ecologically and esthetically important species as woodpeckers, swallows, wrens, nuthatches, and owls – to name a few 1.”
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2016
The female lays 6 to 8 smooth, glossy white eggs which both adults incubate for 11 to 13 days. I removed the lid after the female left the nest box to get this shot of the eggs, just before sunset. I’m looking forward to documenting the nesting of my first pair of Northern Flickers raising a brood in my Flicker Box!
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