10 July 2022
Before they can fly, baby birds make their first moves on foot. Watch three babies stepping out.
A piping plover chick (Charadrius melodus) at Rockaway, NY:
A young Piping Plover chick takes her first steps. Beautifully photographed by our volunteer @4binator, with zoom & and at a safe distance. These babies are the most vulnerable beings on the beach. Will you help us protect them? pic.twitter.com/fzjImvupwC
— NYC Plover Project (@NycPlover) July 1, 2022
A flightless guillemot chick (Cepphus grylle), accompanied by his father, jumps into the sea at an island off the UK coast:
42 secs of one of the most iconic UK wildlife moments. A still flightless, ~20 day-old Guillemot chick, accompanied by its dad, leaving the patch of rock where it was born, making its way to the edge of the cliff, and jumping into the sea without hesitation. pic.twitter.com/q9qrC91CSe
— Sam Langlois (@Naturalist_Sam) July 5, 2022
A baby emu gets excited.
Who else really needed to watch a baby emu today?
— Jess ? (@its_jessi_grace) July 8, 2022
Please meet Ziggy! ??
? Sound up! pic.twitter.com/g2T7lBJEf9
(photo from Wikimedia Commons; click on the caption to see the original)
These made my morning! Thanks for sharing them Kate:-)
Oh Kate!!!! This is such a great post. Thanks so much for the joy!!