Last week I mentioned a pair of Bush Thick-knees (Burhinus grallarius)
with a pair of recently hatched chicks. I intended to photograph them
last week, but it was a bit too wet to take a camera to work last
Thursday. However the weather was fine today so I lugged the camera
into town.
Thick-knees are wont to change their roosting sites and they weren't
in any of the spots where I had previously seen them. I found
different pair of Thick-knees at the far end of the park - a passing
gardener noted that they were incubating eggs.
I eventually found the family I was looking for in a garden bed and
took a series of photos - I've loaded a couple onto ABID. They should
be available at http://www.aviceda.org/abid/newimages.php once Tom
Tarrant loads them. I could only see one chick while I was taking the
photographs. I found the other one when I examined the photos on the
computer - It was peeking out the back of its parent's wing. Very cute.
I congratulated the parents on their fine offspring and left them to
enjoy a bit of peace and quiet before the lunch crowd arrived.
Regards, Laurie.
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