Grebe Chicks!
…..A busy month indeed. The Grebe chicks are growing fast and all of the recent chicks are off the backs of the parents and learning the ropes of being a Grebe. But they are not the only chicks that have fledged in and around Lake Hodges
I’ve been documenting a few standouts. Here are a selection of videos and stills.
Got to keep those incoming new feathers in Shape.
This very impatient immature Cooper’s Hawk is one of 5 five that succesfully fledged around Lake Hodges.
As soon as a parent comes in with an offereing it’s first come first served. This is one of the smaller males hoping to be first in line.
Once the immature bird receives a meal from one of it’s parents it will mantle over it’s prize, insuring that none of it’s other recently fledged siblings can snatch it away.
Three of the 5 immature Coops that are hanging around their nesting area at Lake Hodges, waiting for a hand out from one of the parents.
And of course, Grebe courtship continues as always.
This time of year it’s not as prevalent, but it still goes on.
One of the local Hooded Oriole nests has had a run of bad luck. This is the 3rd time we’ve found a chick that has fallen out of the nest. After running some masking tape below the nest to keep the nest from tipping over, we returned the chicks and so far this has been successful. We’ll continue watching, making sure it doesn’t happen yet again. Hopefully we’ll have a set of fledglings in a few weeks. We’ll keep you updated.
Until next month.
More updates to come.
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