Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Khartoum hands-on daddy bird


Last night while photographing the birds on the feeding tray, I kept missing the exact moment when this male sparrow fed his baby

Here I am, dad...
At last...


Although Grant insists that in the bird world,  males feeding their offspring is a common sight, I've never seen this before. So I had to try and capture the moment.

7 comments:

  1. Great capture of daddy feeding his youngster! That "baby" looks about as big as his daddy!

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  2. daddy bird is so sweet....I am glad you captured them

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  3. Me Either! Great shot!
    hughugs

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  4. Oh, that is interesting! I know purple finches help feed the young but I'm not sure about other birds. Glad you captured some proof!

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  5. What a great capture! I think male Cardinals feed their young also.
    ☼ Sunny

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  6. Yes---males do the feeding--at least many of them do. I love seeing the Daddy Cardinals bring their babies to the feeders. SO cute...

    Love your pictures. PERFECT.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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