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Re: [OM] Mother and chicks

Subject: Re: [OM] Mother and chicks
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:20:59 +0100
They are great shots, Ian.  Welcome back.

I hope that the prospect of redundancy bothers you less now.

Chris

> On 25 Aug 2018, at 09:25, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 8/24/2018 12:24 PM, SwissPace wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Not really been doing much with my photos these days, still taking a few but 
>> not so often, however in the spring when I was preparing a report for my 
>> studies, Kerstin came in the house and said I should look in the carport as 
>> we have a nest in there. so I went and had a look and saw four little beaks 
>> popping out, so I rushed back for my camera and returned, as I did the 
>> mother flew off so I decided to see if I could get them all together and 
>> waited, she came back but saw me so flew off. I then got a step ladder and 
>> hid in the corner, still the same problem the mother sensed me, so as I have 
>> a bit off a workshop I placed myself in there and just left a slight opening 
>> for the lens, this worked and I spent a patient few  hours watching and 
>> photographing the activities, the chicks heads popping up when it sensed the 
>> mother or father coming back, I also noticed the mother telling them to stay 
>> down and be quiet when she sensed I was there, I should have been working 
>> but it was a wonderf
 ul experience, I saw them preparing for flight and sure enough next day they 
were all gone.
>> 
>> enough type here are a selection of feeding time images
>> 
>> <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/OMlist/i-NZDt4vn>
>> 
>> <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/OMlist/i-vLgs2Qn>
>> 
>> <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/OMlist/i-tFqC3Zx>
>> 
>> there was one chick that was always pushed down by the others but the mum 
>> made sure it was also fed
>> 
>> <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/OMlist/i-J7TWsfW>
> 
> Fabulous! What fun!
> 
> Fledgling Moose
> 
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