<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>nest box – Feathered Photography</title> <atom:link href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/tag/nest-box/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:25:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">23255163</site> <item> <title>Female Mountain Bluebird Showing Her Mate Who’s Boss</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/06/26/female-western-bluebird-showing-her-mate-whos-boss/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/06/26/female-western-bluebird-showing-her-mate-whos-boss/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:18:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mountain Bluebirds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centennial valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[female displacing male]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mountain bluebird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nest box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red rock lakes national wildlife refuge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sialia currocoides]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=138387</guid> <description><![CDATA[Including some behavior I don't understand.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/06/26/female-western-bluebird-showing-her-mate-whos-boss/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2023/06/26/female-western-bluebird-showing-her-mate-whos-boss/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">138387</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Male American Kestrel – A Champion Poser</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/11/29/male-american-kestrel-a-champion-poser/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/11/29/male-american-kestrel-a-champion-poser/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 12:54:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[American Kestrels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alula]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ameriican kestrel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bastard wings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[falco sparverius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farmington bay waterfowl management area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grasshopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[male]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nest box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stinging insects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stretching]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=35458</guid> <description><![CDATA[This male American Kestrel was such an enthusiastic poser that he performed for me for over six minutes.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/11/29/male-american-kestrel-a-champion-poser/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2015/11/29/male-american-kestrel-a-champion-poser/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>40</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">35458</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Female Mountain Bluebird Removing Fecal Sac From Nestbox</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/07/31/female-mountain-bluebird-removing-fecal-sac-from-nestbox/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/07/31/female-mountain-bluebird-removing-fecal-sac-from-nestbox/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:04:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adaptations for flight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centennial valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mountain bluebird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nest box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red rock lakes national wildlife refuge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sialia currocoides]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=25450</guid> <description><![CDATA[The nesting season of Mountain Bluebirds in Montana's Centennial Valley was delayed this year due to a late spring cold snap so during my visit there last week some of them were still feeding youngsters in the nest boxes. I've found it to be relatively easy to photograph the parent birds on top of the nest boxes with insects for the chicks in their beaks but catching them in flight as they leave the nest with fecal sacs is another story altogether.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/07/31/female-mountain-bluebird-removing-fecal-sac-from-nestbox/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/07/31/female-mountain-bluebird-removing-fecal-sac-from-nestbox/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">25450</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Mountain Bluebirds Attending To Nesting Duties</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/12/mountain-bluebirds-attending-to-nesting-duties/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/12/mountain-bluebirds-attending-to-nesting-duties/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:54:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mountain Bluebirds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big sky country]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bird of prey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brooding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mountain bluebird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nest box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sialia currocoides]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tree swallow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[western bluebird]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=16045</guid> <description><![CDATA[On my recent Montana camping trip I was pleased to note that the good folks of Big Sky Country care deeply about their bluebirds. Nest boxes of every description and age seem to be abundant on both private and public land and along road corridors. Nesting season was in full swing, as were the traditional spats between Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows for nesting rights to the boxes. On these trips I can never resist photographing the bluebirds in particular as they perform their domestic duties. <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/12/mountain-bluebirds-attending-to-nesting-duties/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/12/mountain-bluebirds-attending-to-nesting-duties/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">16045</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Barn Owl Update</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/02/barn-owl-update/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/02/barn-owl-update/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 10:27:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Barn Owls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nesting and Mating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[barn owl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nest box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tyto alba]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15883</guid> <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I reported a Glimmer of Hope for our Barn Owls. It turns out I was overly optimistic and I felt like I should update the situation.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/02/barn-owl-update/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/02/barn-owl-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15883</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>