I usually start this thread by cheating and having a pic of a baby Feral Pigeon that I have rescued. Not this year. Today, the first of the Little, Little HTR's arrived in the garden, right on schedule. It is currently in the flowering currant. Little HTR has been taking dozens of waxies to the nest and this morning I noticed him going via the flowering currant. I just had a little look and saw a fledgling in there.
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
There's quite a lot of fledgling Blackcaps in my local park at the moment and I've been trying to 'track' them and get some shots. The adults are very wary so it's not been easy!
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As daddy was busy in the garden stuffing his beak...I knew baby must be close by as his visits were every minute or so
Was like looking for a needle in a haystack but I eventually spied this one was hiding in the trees waiting to be fed...
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
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Regards, Hazel
Cracking photos folks, and coots in my opinion, are the true ugly duckling!
I was once told that coot ducklings have a colour variation so the parents can ID the youngest of the brood, and concentrate the feeding to enable them to catch up with the biggest of the brood.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Pied Wagtail.
My bird photos HERE
Methinks this is a juvenile Little Egret
not great pics as the two were at the far side of Burton Mere pond
And I have another addition...was only here for about 2 mins with its dad before maggies came swooping!!!
Such lovely colours aswell.
Lot to learn