Day: April 14, 2024

'scene' along the way, a second look, attention to detail, attitude adjustments, birds, changing times, facing facts, Florida wildlife, growing old, nature, Nature's beautiful creatures, Natures little dramas, nesting, perseverance, photography

Chick-lets…

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I was ready. I had the extender and the 100-400mm lens on my Canon R7. Ready for all the bobble-headed chicks we would see when we arrived at the rookery yesterday. Except it took a very long time to ‘find’ any chicks at all. Another photographer pointed out that many of the nests themselves were gone after the extreme winds we had had on Thursday. The trouble with becoming invested in the natural world around me at this late stage of life is the sad realization that it’s a life and death struggle daily for even the cutest of creatures out there. And maybe that pertains to us humans also, especially as the years pass by.

Maybe it’s all the BritBox I watch, but this photo made me think ‘happy families.’
Turning the eggs is an essential part of the process.
The tricolor herons nest deep in the low foliage, so when one shows itself I always have to take its picture.
This shot was an oops, except I kind of like it.
This wood stork worked hard to uproot that piece of foliage out of the water. Then he flew to the nest with it. See above photo.
These two chick-lets are very new and only bobbed their heads for a few seconds at a time.
Mom was keeping an eye on things.
Ready for his close up.

While seeing nests with chicks in them was a challenge yesterday, hearing chicks yelling for food was hard to miss, making the whole experience even more frustrating. So again I have resolved to go back sooner rather than later.