Tag Archives: baby birds

And then there were 3

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

“Stop tickling me.” “Don’t move, I’m picking the bugs off you.” “Hey, big sis, what is that lady doing?” “Don’t look, I gotta pee.” “What is that big silver thing flying up there? That is one big bird.” “I need … Continue reading →

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More sandhill baby crane pictures

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

More shots  of the sandhill crane babies from my early March trip to Circle B Bar Reserve. Sitting on the trail for almost an hour, watching them walking around looking for food, I took way too many pictures. After a … Continue reading →

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Storks delivering stork babies.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Baby wood storks from across the alligator lake. They were very tiny. Only a few days old. I’m not sure what he was trying to swallow. It looked like it wasn’t going to fit but it went down. Later I … Continue reading →

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Baby great egrets being fed.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

“You’re stepping on my toes!!!” “Mom, where’s my fish?!!!” “MOM!!!!” “Seriously mom, we’re starving.” “Dad’s here with the food.” “Who’s first to eat Dad’s regurgitated fish?” “Yum!” “I need a napkin to wipe my beak.” These were the two most … Continue reading →

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Pink baby cotton candy balls

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

“Brother, you are wrong. This is not food.” “Everybody wake up. Time for our morning stretch.” “Look at my face! Isn’t it the cutest?!!” “Too many mouths to feed. I gotta shake it off.” “What are doing Junior? Showing off … Continue reading →

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Family time at the skimmer colony

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Triplets Big yawn. They were both watching that little crab. I guess they only eat fish. Maybe a few more babies to come? Getting dinner before sunset. A few more pictures of the baby black skimmers that I took after work … Continue reading →

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Late baby sandhill crane family

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

They were so tiny, they didn’t even come up to the parent’s knee. The parents were chasing off a nosy alligator. They put on quite a display. The alligator finally left with a “I’ll be back” grin on his face. … Continue reading →

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Baby black skimmers hanging out

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

I love it when they run under mom. It means they’ve had enough of the scary world for the day. They like to venture out for a few minutes and look around. And then zoom, they run back in the … Continue reading →

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Hungry baby black skimmers

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

“Yum, taste like chicken.” “Hold my back mom, so I don’t fall backwards. This is a big one.” “Gimmi, Gimmi!” “I’ll rest here while I swallow.” “Hmm, needs salt.” I stopped by the beach after work to see the baby … Continue reading →

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More baby black necked stilts

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

The first family I found back in mid-May was still in the pond by the front entrance to the waste plant. This was taken a few days later. The baby was just a little bit bigger. All of these pictures … Continue reading →

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