[Dan291]

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[Rassie]

Good shot, Dan. I've never seen a Red-winged chick. This one is so ugly only a mother could love it.

 

[Erik Krig]

With a face only a mother could love. Nic shot.

 

[Dan291]

Good shot, Dan. I've never seen a Red-winged chick. This one is so ugly only a mother could love it.

Thanks, Rassie.
I was house-sitting for friends. This was shot at a backyard pond. I was there long enough that I followed them from eggs to chicks. I worried about spending too much time at the nest, but one of the parents would often come and perch on my unattended tripod when I was handholding the camera, showing no agitation at all.

Between that experience and the cardinals that follow me in my own backyard, those have gotten to be my favorite birds.

 

[Dan291]

With a face only a mother could love. Nic shot.

Thanks, Erik. I’d agree, but the bird might not be really impressed with my looks.