Babies, Babies, Babies

[Marilynne]

Gertrude is sitting on a dozen eggs.

 

[Daniel Aegerter]

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[Marilynne]

Crop to show water fling

Don't know what spooked them, but they got out of the water quick. Might have been a turtle.

 

[Marilynne]

Gertrude showing her eggs

Taking a drink

 

[Marilynne]

Getting bigger

 

[Marilynne]

Juvenile Purple Swamphen

 

[Marilynne]

Oops, almost fell!!

 

[Bourbon Neat]

Very wee ones.

 

[Marilynne]

Playtime

I think I hear mom. Think she'll like our Mohawks?

 

[Marilynne]

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[Marilynne]

One of five siblings

 

[Friggs]

Fuzzy head peeking from the nest.
DSC_8610_edited_2 by William Friggle, on Flickr

Feed me.
DSC_8566_edited_2 by William Friggle, on Flickr

DSC_8545_edited_2 by William Friggle, on Flickr

Young Great Horned Owls
DSC_4499_edited_2 by William Friggle, on Flickr

 

[Marilynne]

Mom and one of her young

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[Marilynne]

I would have thought this Purple Swamphen was big enough to feed itself

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[john*thomas]

 

[Marilynne]

I know you're there

Got me!

Now go away!

 

[Friggs]

Mom is really ramming it down his throat.

DSC_8204_edited_2 by William Friggle, on Flickr

 

[Marilynne]

Learning to maneuver walking on the branches

Made it

Now where's mom with breakfast??

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Marilynne]

This one was in a very dark place. I was surprised I was able to PP it

With an adjustment to EV in camera