Tree pose. Who knew American Oystercatcher chicks practiced yoga on the beach?
(Apologies in advance for this, yesterday’s post, and future adorable fuzzy juvenile anniversary birding picture posts. Creation is so amazing!)
I spotted this young (you can tell by the length of its beak) kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, 🇩🇪 Eisvogel, 🇵🇱 zimorodek) far from the river and its parents, waiting to be fed. Although it can fly, it hasn't learned to hunt yet and is dependent on its parents for food. But the parents already have new chicks, which have priority for feeding. The start of an independent life is hard for birds.
I've been busy over the last several weeks and haven't been posting much but we've had a few good lifer weeks recently so here we go.
We were visiting my parents in South Central Pennsylvania and got a glimpse of this Sora..... with chicks!
It's been a grey old day, so much so I couldn't find the motivation to go out. But at 4pm I thought I'd just take a stroll round the Local reserve (Summer Leys), not expecting any/many photo opportunities. But I saw a few interesting things and had a go at capturing them with an ounce of over exposure.
This one is ' Three Wise Long-tailed tit Juveniles'
The widest shot this lens would allow. It was windy, fortunately, as it allowed the nest to be seen, but it was a challenge waiting for the way to be clear enough to see the critters and have the critters in a cooperative pose. It's days past when this last egg should've hatched and it seems the adults have given up on it.