I’m still finding more fledglings (and nestlings), and I’m not done yet!
Here’s a Common Grackle and its young begging for a snack. I keep looking at the series of pictures I took and making sure it’s not a young Brown-headed Cowbird. I’m pretty sure it isn’t by its size and the immature Common Grackles’ irises don’t turn yellow until September.
In the woods, I found a young Downy Woodpecker (looks a bit grumpy).
I’ve got my eye (and lens) on a couple of Green Heron nests. The parents are now on their second clutch of eggs/nestlings. One nest is about 3 weeks old; another probably 1 week old. I think my next post will be these young Green Herons. In the mean time, here’s a fledgling from the year’s first clutch; by now it’s quite independent…and stretchy, too.
Being mostly a buff color, the Rough-winged Swallows aren’t quite as impressive as some of their cousins, but they’re still beautiful flyers and are cute when they pose. (I like the grain in the wood in this picture, too.)
But nothing compares to catching the adult back-lit as it feeds a youngster.
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