Three bird shots from yesterday.
A Masked Lapwing hen with four chicks under her in the gutter.
A Masked Lapwing chick, next to a pinoak seedpod in the gutter.
(we herded all the chicks out of the gutter and on to the footpath as they couldn't seem to get themselves up there).
And a Grey crowned Babbler I spied in the afternoon in bad light.
@BobTarte It took us 5 minutes to herd them 5m (16ft) to the ramp in the gutter. I'm thinking getting them over the Pacific might be tricky ;-)
@david You never know until you try!
@BobTarte did I mention the parents have spurs on their wings and swoop at you with them ?
@david Hmm. Maybe I'll stick with the Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
That's cool. I've never heard them called anything but plovers before, and I've never seen them with chicks. Nice shots. 👍
@NFG yeah plover is the colloquial (but completely wrong) name. ;-)
@david amazing photos, David. Loved the ducks on the library computers too! 👍
@david Gorgeous photos, David. Could you shoo these birds over to Michigan so that I can see them? I'll trade you an Indigo Bunting and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.