Food Pellet Turnbull

Kingbird chick was begging for food. Parent had nesting material handy. So gave some to chick. Chick not happy! Parenting in a nutshell?

It’s a cold cruel world out there!!! This fledgling WWDO keeps approaching apparently random adults to be fed. Some move away with an irritated air, but others give him a bop with powerful wings!! There’s seed on the ground but he hasn’t figured it out yet. I’ll keep watching.

Here’s some interesting bird behavior. The first photo is a composite of 3 images. Grackles were harassing a kingfisher to try to kleptoparasitise his fish. The kingfisher would stay low to the water and when the grackles got close, he would hit the water, pausing for an instant and the grackles would over-fly him. Then…

This guy failed about 5 times, the 6th was the charm