I heard there were limpkin babies at Circle B Bar Reserve but wasn’t counting on seeing them. They could have been anywhere in that huge place. For once, I got lucky. They were just off one of the main trails. I probably wouldn’t have seen them but I was watching a hawk sitting in tree nearby and he was looking down on the ground. I’m thinking “What is he staring at?” when I noticed a pile of fuzzballs sleeping in the reeds. At first I didn’t see any parents and thought “Oh no, breakfast for a hawk.” but a few minutes later both parents showed up with food and stayed with the 5 babies after that. The hawk eventually flew away. If he has swooped down toward the babies, I would have had to make a decision whether to jump into the swamp (knee-deep with alligators and snakes around) to save them or watch sadly from the safety of the raised trail. Luckily I didn’t have to decide, this time anyway.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
Wow! Very lovely pictures!
AWWW, the limpkin babies are so cute. Adorable photos. I am glad the hawk did not get them. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
What cuties! So excited when we get to shoot what we really didn’t expect to capture.
Great pictures. The young ones look so very cute.
Lovely chicks.
Those little wings – so adorable! Great captures of feeding time!
Beautiful pictures! Love your blog! X
you snapshots caught a of of action from little critters there
So sweet. That has to be one of the hardest parts of being a true nature photographer (as you are), when you have to make a decision like that; glad you didn’t have to this time.