baby birds

Baby Kerry like all his siblings before him loved having a bath from the first time he visited us.  On the day of these slides, he was preening himself after a first dip by the time we got out with the camera. He looked so cute and fluffy as he preened himself that we couldn't resist taking a few shots and then much to our delight he obliged us by taking a second dip.  Little Chipkin too enjoyed the fun watching from below.

These shots were taken on the first day that Vicky brought Wendy to our backyard.  Wendy had been out of the nest for only a few days.  Magpie chicks have dark plumage while they are still in the nest, their plumage lightens when they come out.  From the colour of Wendy's chest, it seems that she had not yet lightened when she came out of the nest.  Vicky trusts us and is quite confident in bringing her young chick to mix with the others.  Renuthri (noisy-miner) and Sophie (two years of age) were in a trance on the bank when Vicky scatters them on her way down to get some food for Wendy.  D

Did you know that baby birds of different species play games together?