Nesting Collection

Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) flying with nesting material in beak, Lorraine, France, April

Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), resting on nest with young at sunrise. Keoladeo / Bharatpur National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, India

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair chasing a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) as it emerges from a nest box the birds want to nest in which is already occupied by the squirrel and its mate

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) hovering above a nest box it wants to nest in which a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and its mate have occupied, with the squirrel threatening the bird, Wiltshire, UK

Great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), adult and chick, on nest in Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran desert, Arizona

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen about to land at her nest burrow in a garden lawn with loaded pollen sacs to provision grubs that will become future workers for her colony, Wiltshire

Brunnichs guillemot (Uria lomvia) colony in mist, many birds in flight and nesting on cliffs. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018

Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) at nest with eggs. La Pampa, Patagonia, Argentina. February

Sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca) nesting amongst Blechnum palmiforme tree ferns. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) bringing nest material to its nest on the forest floor, Ithacs, NY, USA

American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) fluttering its wings while it gathers mud in its bill to use as nesting material. Mono Lake Basin, California, USA, June

Two coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) bee that nests in old snail shells and then carries bits of twig or vegetation to cover the shell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) nesting amongst flowering thrift (Armeria maritima), Great Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. May

RF - Gannet (Morus bassanus) close-up portrait with nesting material in beak, , Saltee Islands, Ireland. June

Noddy Turns (Anous stolidus) pair on Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

RF- White storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on poles erected by the city of Caceres in Extremadura, Spain, to compensate for the removal of an old farmhouse supporting a colony of storks

Ruppells weaver (Ploceus galbula) male building nest, Oman, May

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting, Arribada (mass nesting event), Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, southern Mexico. Vulnerable species

Little blue / fairy penguin (Eudyptula minor) walking on pathway to nesting burrows, Neck Game Reserve, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, December

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) breeding colony nesting on sea cliffs, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK. July

Nesting female Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) passing new hatchling. Playa Escobilla Sanctuary, Oaxaca, Mexico

Aerial view of massive arribada of Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), with over 300, 000 females coming ashore to nest on 3 km of 15 km beach over period of three days and nights

Aerial view of thousands of female Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) approaching beach during massive arribada, with over 300

Female Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) coming ashore to nest while others leaves, at sunrise, during massive arribada. Playa Escobilla Sanctuary, Oaxaca, Mexico. Pacific Ocean

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) female, flying towards nest box with three chicks, aged 18 days, inside, Sagrada Familia Basilica, Catalonia, Spain. May

Pale-mandibled aracaris (Pteroglossus erythropygius) pair, at entrance to nest hole in tree, Choco rainforest, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador

Tawny owl (Strix aluco) at night, perched in the entrance to a nest box on Beech tree trunk in garden, Wiltshire, UK, April

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair returning with beakfuls of animal hair to line their nest after evicting a pair of Grey squirrels from the nest box, Wiltshire, UK, March

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair dive bombing and harassing a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) as it emerges from a nest box the birds want to nest in which is already occupied by the squirrel

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) swooping down calling with claws raised to threaten a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in the entrance to a nest box the bird wants to nest in which is already occupied

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) swooping in very close to threaten a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) as it stands in the entrance to a nest box the bird wants to nest in which is already occupied by

Pair of Metallic starlings (Aplonis metallica) collecting nesting material, Tully Falls, Queensland, Australia

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pair in breeding plumage, collecting nesting material, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Pair of Spot gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens) nesting in a old Common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) shell, Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) pair at nest entrance in Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) one adult flying from nest, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora), sits on a nest between tussock grasses, (Poa sp.) Campbell Island, Southern Ocean, New Zealand

Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) collects a pebble for its nest on the beach. Sandy bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Territory

Aerial view of Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), nesting on islands in lake Elementeita, Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya

Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) on debris from nesting hole. Critically endangered. Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) and Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) squabbling over nesting sites. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June

Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), male next to nest hole in tree, Finland, June

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight and spectacular coastline with sea stacks and cliffs, home to breeding sea birds at Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. May 2018. Digital composite

Qinghai Lake shore with Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) colony nesting on rocks. Qinghai Province, China. May 2009

Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum / Phalacrocorax harrisi) with nesting material. Banks Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, December

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at its nesting colony site, in early morning light. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, April

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, IUCN Endangered, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) nesting pair, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) collecting nesting material from Bulrush cattail (Typha sp) Bozeman, Montana. USA, June

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