Granny's gone and done it again

[Wishing4Wings]

Spring is here! Was out walking around a small lake and the birds are busy gathering nesting material... beaks full if fluffy down from cottonwood trees, sticks, and dry grass. So much industry! I saw a huge white swan near the edge of the pond, which I've never seen before. There were also noisy pairs of Canada geese, sleek diving black cormorants, a coot, mallards, and other assorted ducks out on the water, too far away to tell what they were.

*none of these are my pictures

The most exciting thing was watching three green herons (Butorides virescens) flapping around in the trees across the lake. Good thing I had my binoculars. I couldn't tell exactly what they were doing, but it could have been 2 males after the same female or maybe a pair whose child was refusing to leave the nest! They are normally such stealthy and well camouflaged birds that they are not often seen. Spring is making everyone restless!

This site shows more of what I saw... mating birds defending a nest site... it IS SPRING after all!
They call it breeding fights!
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/green-heron-breeding-fights.html

I'm going to keep going back to the lake and try to see the babies!
@Akrnaf2

 

[AlleysChicks]

My eggs haven’t lost enough weight I don’t think. I kept the incubator a degree lower this time because my eggs always hatch early. I do a dry hatch. I thought about putting something in there to lower the humidity but I forgot. I hope they do ok. No drawn down yet.

My olive eggs are like that. I ran dry also. I’ll add water tonight.

I started working on the incubator! I got a plastic bin for the box. I cut holes , one in the side and two in the top for glass viewing windows. And i made a frame for the fan. I expect its going to be a few days before the ceramic light fixture gets here, i might pick one up at Lowes tomorrow. I have styrofoam for insulation. That is going on the outside of the box with construction adhesive. Excited to try it out!

woo! Don’t forget pics! I STILL haven’t started on mine yet.

 

[pertnear09]

Don't imagine that is too safe anymore.

 

[pertnear09]

Yes, I feel like so much of the family history was lost when she passed. I think I remember the stories right, but then my sis or bother have a different memory, dad doesn't remember, so
When the boys started school, I surprised that we had to pay for them to ride the school bus. We never had to pay when we were kids!!! or did we? Something as simple as that and I can't ask her.

That's crazy. We never paid to ride the school bus down here and still don't.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Wow. Hang on, Misty!

Thank you

 

[MrsMistyReal]

at 1:49 definite here's your sign moment

I love sharks

 

[MrsMistyReal]

thanks I'm feeling the love

 

[MrsMistyReal]

sounds like ma nature is going to "challenge" the P.O and their "creed"

 

[MrsMistyReal]

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Spring is here! Was out walking around a small lake and the birds are busy gathering nesting material... beaks full if fluffy down from cottonwood trees, sticks, and dry grass. So much industry! I saw a huge white swan near the edge of the pond, which I've never seen before. There were also noisy pairs of Canada geese, sleek diving black cormorants, a coot, mallards, and other assorted ducks out on the water, too far away to tell what they were.

*none of these are my pictures

The most exciting thing was watching three green herons (Butorides virescens) flapping around in the trees across the lake. Good thing I had my binoculars. I couldn't tell exactly what they were doing, but it could have been 2 males after the same female or maybe a pair whose child was refusing to leave the nest! They are normally such stealthy and well camouflaged birds that they are not often seen. Spring is making everyone restless!

This site shows more of what I saw... mating birds defending a nest site... it IS SPRING after all!
They call it breeding fights!
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/green-heron-breeding-fights.html

I'm going to keep going back to the lake and try to see the babies!
@Akrnaf2

These are gorgeous pics wish