Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Two little buzzards

Screenshots of the Cornell Redtail chicks. There are now two! But first a bunch of screenshots of the first one by itself. Warning that several screenshots show bloody prey, food is stored near the beaks to feed at this nest.

Mom Big Red feeding little M1.
Baby's a lot floofier than in the previous post with dry down feathers now. The pip on the second egg is also visible here.

Looking around with mom.
The pip on the second egg has advanced, and M2's beak can be seen pecking away at the shell.

Closeup.
M2 has finally hatched! Another feeding for the chicks.
Prey bird's foot keeps getting in the way. M2 on the left, M1 right, and the third egg now has a pip, too.

M1 has a full crop and gets started on the food coma nap.
Or tries to, M2 is still eating and keeps bumping into the sibling.

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