Avery Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) Share your photos of birds building nests, sitting in nests, or eggs in nests! Moderator note: Please read the posts below and do not disturb nesting birds in order to get photos (or for any other reason, of course!) Edited April 18, 2021 by Aveschapines Original poster wishes to withdraw the request for nesting photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) My first dedicated bird outing of my trip started off with a bang! I found a pair of Cooper's Hawks building a nest! Here's the mrs. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/327506481#_ga=2.95119516.1243887692.1618602005-684935499.1582840862 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/327506641#_ga=2.95119516.1243887692.1618602005-684935499.1582840862 Edited April 18, 2021 by Avery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, Avery said: Share your photos of birds building nests, sitting in nests, or eggs in nests! I would advise against promoting this kind of activity. While photographing birds gathering nesting material may be harmless, birds that are actively nesting should not be bothered by photographers getting close enough to photograph the eggs. While a human observes an active nest, there's a good chance there are predators around that are observing us, and the object of our attention, the nest. That doesn't even address the stress added to the nesting bird when a huge predator is stalking it and it's young. I know that there are situations where photographing a nest with eggs or babies would be acceptable, like the American Robin that builds it's nest right next to the deck in plain sight, but those are exceptions. Actively seeking out nests for photos of eggs is a potential threat to the birds, in my opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I would advise against promoting this kind of activity. While photographing birds gathering nesting material may be harmless, birds that are actively nesting should not be bothered by photographers getting close enough to photograph the eggs. While a human observes an active nest, there's a good chance there are predators around that are observing us, and the object of our attention, the nest. That doesn't even address the stress added to the nesting bird when a huge predator is stalking it and it's young. I know that there are situations where photographing a nest with eggs or babies would be acceptable, like the American Robin that builds it's nest right next to the deck in plain sight, but those are exceptions. Actively seeking out nests for photos of eggs is a potential threat to the birds, in my opinion. Good point. Again, I didn't think about the repercussions of a post like this. @Aveschapines, could you lock or delete this thread? Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I'll change the title and add my request that people leave nesting birds in peace and not post photos here. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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