Dave Lane :flag_tino: 馃嚦馃嚳
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It's now Baby Bird Time in 艑tautahi-Christchurch city, New Zealand.
Here are four of my observations from today of the next generation of the city's birds. I wish them all luck.
Baby mallards/greylards: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003722
Baby blackbird taking a bath: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003536
Fluffy wee baby spur-winged plover: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003537
A family of young paradise shelducks next to their mother: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003539
A photo of four young paradise shelduck ducklines, which are blotchy white and grey, resting next to their mother, who is a chestnut brown duck with a white head.
Full details of my observation are at https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003539
A photo of a young Australian spur-winged plover walking across a lawn. It is small and grey and fluffy with long legs. Its two parents were nearby watching.
Full details of my observation are at https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003537
A photo of a recently fledged European blackbird, which is brown, taking a bath in the bird bath in our garden.
Full details of my observation are at https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003536
A photo of a group of young ducklings resting in the grass next to their mother. The mother duck has an eye open watching me.
Full details of my observation are at https://inaturalist.nz/observations/325003722