Meal time - Snowy Egret feeding babies

            I spent a lot of time, in Florida, watching the nests of the egrets and heron as their babies grew up. It was educational to see how they fed their young.

When a parent flew back to the nest all the hatchlings immediately went for the parents bill After a few minutes the feeding began.  

Parents feed their young by regurgitating food onto the nest floor for the hatchlings to eat. Sometimes the parents' bill is placed directly into the hatchlings' mouth and food is regurgitated. (Parsons and Master, 2000) The younger nestlings are fed before the older hatchlings.

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Taken on: April 29, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R3, f/3.5, 1/16000 sec, 400mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R3
Lens:	EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	1/16000 sec
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.9 (Windows)
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