Parenting is a full time job and birds are no exception to that. There is a sense of such devotion and love as they work endlessly to hunt for food for their young even after the chicks have grown larger than the parents themselves. While the parents can grow thin from their tireless work the chicks can look larger than the parents.
Black Headed Grosbeak Both parents feed the nestlings.
Indian Valley-Plumas County, California
Near Anchor Point-Kenai Peninsula-Alaska
Bald Eagle feeding babies.
Young Black Billed Magpie crying for food
Seldovia, Alaska
Blackbirds
Indian Valley-Plumas County, California
Arctic Tern
Potter Marsh-Near Anchorage, Alaska
I want to end this post with a bird that is not feeding it's baby.
This is one of my favorite photos that show the tenderness of a mother and her child.
This mother turkey actually has another chick snuggled deep under her wing.
Are birds capable of love? Definitely!
Wild Turkeys
Seldovia, Alaska
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