Just as I was about to E-mail some of my 199 Sausalito houseboat pictures, which I've been itching to do, I saw my first ever American Avocet babies at the Ponds. Irresistible! Really super-cute, looking and acting exactly like the adults. The latter were not paying much attention to the youngsters, leaving them pretty much to their own designs. My trusty Sibley Guide says that the precocial* chicks can feed themselves and may leave the nest within a few hours of hatching. Wow! I hope the little ones will not fall prey to predators.
*precocial adj. Covered with down and capable of moving about when hatched. Used of wading birds and domestic fowl.
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