The bird babies are coming, thick and thin
So many babies they make my head spin
Let the bird baby arrival begin!
I apologize if the hideous rhyme made your brain melt.
Quick Update: Yearbirds
Last last week- Avery Golf Course: Yellow-breasted Chat, Brown-headed Cowbird
Last week-Aliso Woods: Blue Grosbeak, Eurasian Collared-dove, Yellow Warbler, Ash-throated Flycatcher
Today-Laguna Niguel: Downy Woodpecker, Caspian Tern, Bullock's Oriole, Common Tern
Today I dropped by Laguna Niguel to see what I could find, since I hadn't been there in forever. I was in for a surprise! Besides the sudden huge abundance of tanagers, orioles, and warblers, there were also tons of ducklings and goslings (Though if you put them all together, they would probably weigh less than a pound, they were so light and fluffy). I counted at least thirty total in six different families. One poor pair only had a single gosling left. *insert sadface*
All in a line. So cute!
Both Canada Goose parents help in the caretaking of their goslings. They carefully maintain and watch each one, doing their best to ensure the survival of their offspring.
SO...MANY...BABIES... There were 2+ families who kept a grassy corner as a group nursery for all the babies. There were at least twenty goslings total!
A closer look at a gosling.
The cute little gals/guys made constant "peep!" noises.
They didn't mind passerby coming up to them to take photos, though I tried to maintain a wide distance.
Canada Goose. The familiar, widespread, considered-annoying-by-many-people goose that is the parent of the adorable goslings on this page.
Two duck families were also in the vicinity. The ducklings are almost full grown in this one!
The Mallard female is the sole caretaker of her family. She does not check or round them carefully like the geese do. Males have been known to help, but only rarely.
And for the "why not," factor, here's a picture of a Pied-billed Grebe!
-chiccadee
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