Limpkin Chicks - only 5 remain

IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
edited May 14, 2010 in Wildlife
The good news is that the Limpkin Chicks are now 8 days old and have lost the egg tooth from their beaks. The bad news is that a predictor apparently took another chick and only 5 now remain.

A few photos today taken under poor lighting conditions..

1. Adult Limpkin on the lookout while the chicks sleep about 6' below her.
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2. The sleeping chicks
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3. Chick waiting for food from the adult
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4. Out for a walk
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5. Chick by a Apple Snail shell
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6. Chick wading in the water
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7. Closeup of a Limpkin Chick
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