A few shots from the Outer Banks area of North Carolina, Pea Island and the Alligator River Wildlife Refuse. Spectacular place for birding! Taken Jan. 6th and 7th.
A few shots from the Outer Banks area of North Carolina, Pea Island and the Alligator River Wildlife Refuse. Spectacular place for birding! Taken Jan. 6th and 7th.
I find it interesting to see several adult females with a large group of chicks - it seems as though they practice communal mothering.
I does seem that way. We also will have a group of dozen males with no females or young ones or a large group of females being herded around by a couple of males. And I do mean "herded". The males are like herd dogs, guiding the group of females around.