Blog Archive: Baby Birds

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Great Horned Owl. Great Horned Owls don't make their own nests. They will use old nests from squirrels, hawks, or other species. They will also nest in tree stumps, abandoned buildings, nest platforms, or other structures. Often two eggs are laid, but the clutch size may be up to 4 or 5 eggs. As chicks grow, they begin to branch out from the nest. This happens about 40 days after hatching; true flight may not occur until 5-10 days after branching.

Untitled by Kansas City District

Seeing the World for the First Time by kretyen

Hope & Faith by kretyen

Baby Great Horned Owl by wackybadger

April 21 Family Portrait by kretyen

So what if my brother is napping by kretyen

Baby Horned Owl by minds-eye

I Wuv Woo by kretyen

The devil you say by kretyen

Baby Great Horned Owls by a200/a77Wells

Great Horned Owl Family-Explore #73 5/26/10 by goingslo

Raptor Chick by Bistrosavage

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If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Great Crested Grebe. Great Crested Grebe nesting activity follows an elaborate courtship ritual of displays. Chicks are semi-precocial at hatching, meaning they are able to leave the nest within the first day. The parent birds carry the chicks on their backs as they grow and learn how to dive for food themselves.

Futen in een meerkoet-nest by Jeroen Kransen

Great Crested Grebe Nest 14.05.10 by nottsexminer

Great Crested Grebe by hans s

Great Crested Grebe parents & chicks on Greenland Dock by drplokta

Grebe with chicks on Canada Water by drplokta

Piggyback by jurvetson

Great Crested Grebe chick on Canada Water by drplokta

Grebes Mother and Chick by ahisgett

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If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Wild Turkey.

Turkies-2 by kevincole

Turkeys-1 by kevincole

Wild Turkey & Chicks In Our Yard by jjeff

wild turkey poult by USFWS Headquarters

Walk, don't run! Or fly! by Carly & Art

Wild Turkey Mama & Chicks by OhLizz~Mom passed 3/15,Thank u for all your prayer

Wild turkeys by Carly & Art

Wild Turklets! by Carly & Art

Turkey Hen and Her Poults by A.Davey

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If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Black-necked Stilt. Black-necked Stilts use scrape-type nests scratched out near or above water. Both parents participate in nest site selection and scraping out the actual nest. Typically four eggs are laid and incubation duties are shared by both adults of the pair. Chicks are hatched in a semi-precocial state - they are covered in down and are able to walk from the nest scrape just 1-2 hours after hatching.

Black-Necked Stilt in nest by mauricholas/ Maureen Leong-Kee

Hidden in Plain Sight by Dan Pancamo

Stilt chick foraging by tibchris

Baby black-necked stilt by donjd2

Baby Black-necked Stilt by donjd2

Baby Black-necked Stilt by New Jersey Birds

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If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the American Kestrel. American Kestrels are cavity nesters, and will use nest boxes provided by humans. Typically 4 to 5 eggs are laid per clutch, and incubation lasts up to 29 days. The babies fledge in another 28 to 31 days. During their first week as newly-fledged birds, baby kestrels may return to the nest cavity at the end of the day for a safe place to roost for the night.

Kestrel Eggs by Eric's Kestrels

mama kestrel by megankhines

kestrels! by megankhines

kestrels!!! by megankhines

American kestrel chick by USFWS Headquarters

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If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Black Skimmer. Black Skimmers nest in colonies in salt marshes, on beaches, and other areas close to water. Usually four eggs are laid in a scrape-type nest depression in the sand or nesting substrate. Both parents incubate the eggs for around 23 days. Chicks are hatched in a semi-precocial state - they are covered in down and are able to walk from the nest scrape just 1-2 hours after hatching.

Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) chicks pipping in eggs by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region

Black skimmer chick by USFWS/Southeast

Black Skimmer Chicks by Dan Pancamo

skimmer feeding chick by cordfish

skimmer feeding chick by cordfish

Two Chicks by Dan Pancamo

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