#bird nesting

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Long-Tailed Tit

^Image credit: Francis C. Franklin

Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Despite their name, Long-Tailed Tits aren't actually true Tit birds, rather belonging to a similar genus Aegithalos, the Bushtits. Their nest are elaborately constructed with spider's webs, lichen, feathers, and moss, with over 6000 pieces used for a typical nest. In cold weather, they tend to huddle together for warmth.

[thebackyardbirder]

At a park, I found a Canada Goose that was sitting on her nest. A couple of times she stood up and I was able to see her clutch of Goose eggs that she had recently laid.

[teacupchimera]

randomly got inspired to do this little painting of a hummingbird on her nest! done in just under 2 hours :>

please reblog if you enjoy! <3

[jakdaw]

may the gods protect you, small and ridiculous creature

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[zionmantis]

Hoooo boy. It's finally finished. This only took me eight months to paint. T.T

Disco Elysium is soooo good y'all; I feel like I'll never give it the credit it deserves.

I'm not even sure it's finished, but I'm just going to set this down now, though.

Clip studio paint and a ton of downloaded watercolor and acrylic brushes.

Let me know if you want me to pull out any closeups or anything

[dozydawn]

Deer and jackdaws.

The birds feed on ticks from the deer, and also assist in removing velvet from growing antlers.

[itscolossal]

Crows and Magpies Are Building Nests with Anti-Bird Spikes

[niqvassieart]

Gouache painting of long-tailed tits for the upcoming book about my local nature reserve.

Long-tailed tits make stretchy nests from a base of moss and spider silk. On the outside they’re covered in lichen for camouflage and inside are lined with feathers for cosiness!

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Common Redstart

^Image credit: Jggrz

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

The nests of Common Redstarts are sometimes parasitised by Common Cuckoos, however, this appears to be somewhat beneficial to the chicks. Seeing as they nest in tree cavities, the Cuckoo chick upon hatching is unable to push the Redstart eggs out, resulting in a mixed brood. The large size of the Cuckoo affects thermoregulation in the nest, keeping the Redstart chicks warm - effectively 'brooding' them.

[bowelfly]

a wizard offers you a hit. wyd

[celineszoges]

BLUE JAYS

[saint-nevermore]

Funguary Day 11 - Bird's Nest Fungus

this one has two different species of bird nest fungus making up it's body! a travelling apartment if you will... i will be catching up in no particular order!

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Yellow and Gray ~

[somethingcorenotsure]

I think it's so adorable that early humans took wild gourds - a tiny fruit that hollows out as it dries, making it float - and decided to make something out of it

they thought the tiny fruit was so good that they bred it for thousands of years, making it larger to form into bowls and cups, and different shapes to become bottles and spoons

and musical instruments

And then, people took the hollow gourds they farmed, and they turned them into houses for birds. We adapted them into the perfect houses for birds, and now there are specific breeds of birdhouse gourd just for making into birdhouses

And humans dedicated gardening space and time and thousands of years of breeding to make the gourds so absolutely perfect for birds, that there is a species of bird that lives almost exclusively in them

[illustratus]

Le Printemps (Springtime) by Eugène Bidau