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Subject: [Leica] IMG: killdeer...easy come, easy go
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sat Jun 23 10:21:18 2007
References: <r24q7359b12bdjfu2k9kaq7muvf4jd0b72@4ax.com>

lovely bird with a strange name.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 23-jun-07, om 14:34 heeft Eric het volgende geschreven:

> http://canid.com/killdeer/thumbs.html
>
> Once I realized we had a nesting pair of killdeer in our front yard, I
> started finding out what I could.  They started sitting on the nest  
> on May
> 28th.  Average incubation period is 24 days, which would put  
> hatching on
> June 21.  That was pretty much spot on.  Two of the eggs hatched on  
> the
> afternoon of the 20th:
>
> http://canid.com/killdeer/newly_hatched.html
>
> Morning of the 21st:
>
> http://canid.com/killdeer/almost_out.html
>
> The other two hatched later that same morning.
>
> That afternoon, I got my first glimpse of one of the chicks out and  
> about.
> I'm not happy with the quality of this one, but it's the *only*  
> shot I have
> of one of these chicks outside the nest.
>
> http://canid.com/killdeer/we_have_a_runner.html
>
> Those chicks are fast!  I didn't want to drive him further from the  
> nest, so
> I didn't pursue him.  Instead, I took a picture of his remaining  
> siblings.
>
> http://canid.com/killdeer/three_siblings_ready_to_leave.html
>
> And then I went inside.  I figured I'd give the parents time to  
> coral the
> stray.  15 minutes later, the nest was empty.
>
> http://canid.com/killdeer/empty_nest_syndrome.html
>
> And there were 4 fast, furry chicks running about while the parents  
> tried to
> get them to run mostly in the same direction.  Less than 24 hours  
> between
> hatching and running around.  Even though I had read that the  
> chicks stayed
> in the nest just long enough to dry out, the speed of the process  
> amazed me.
> My babies are gone!
>
> Now I'm just back to enjoying Doug's pictures.  And I can mow my  
> front lawn
> again.  :)
>
>
>
> --
> Eric
> http://canid.com/
>
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