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American Avocet chick reflection
American Avocet chick reflection		 American Avocet chick foraging
American Avocet chick foraging		 American Avocet chick found food
American Avocet chick found food		 Black Phoebe also foraging
Black Phoebe also foraging
Avocet parent chases Cinnamon Teal
Avocet parent chases Cinnamon Teal 		Avocet parent chases Egyptian Goose
Avocet parent chases Egyptian Goose		 Avocet chases Black-necked Stilt
Avocet chases Black-necked Stilt		 Black-necked Stilt chases avocet
Black-necked Stilt chases avocet
Others have young like these Mallard with ducklings
Others have young like these Mallard with ducklings		 Song Sparrow fledgling.
Song Sparrow fledgling.		 Canada Goose drinking
Canada Goose drinking 		Which one does not belong with the others?
Which one does not belong with the others?

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Trude13-Jun-2021 23:23
Avocets and stilts had young chicks in the shallow pond at the marsh last month, and the parents were very protective. The avocets chased the cinnamon teal, mallards, egyptian geese, and stilts, and then the stilts chased the avocets. The water is less than 1/2 foot deep, so watching an avocet "duck" underwater to avoid an attack was pretty funny. Not funny, though, that these shorebirds spend so much time and energy chasing NON-THREATS. They need to save their energy for the predators that come out at dusk....raccoon, coyote, and crow.
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