Regarding progress on the trailer: there are no new photos to share. Weather has been awful lately, and I have been suffering from a severe allergic reaction to something, so progress has been slow. The current focus is on precisely how we will mount and hinge the hatch. Please stand by on that.
I processed a few days of bird photos, and found some worth sharing. For starters we have Semi-Palmated Sandpipers and Dunlins, two of the class of Sandpipers known as "peeps." The SP Sandpipers are the smaller of the two with a relatively short bill. The Dunlins have the longer bill, a more ruddy back, and a black belly.
Next up are some House Finches. The coloration of the male caught my eye, especially around the rump.
Next up is an illustrated story.
A few days ago my wife and I were at Hammonasset Beach State Park during some of the cold and rainy weather. My wife noticed a female Killdeer sitting on a nest and called my attention to it. When I took a look, it was apparent that she wasn't sitting on a clutch of eggs but rather a pair of juvenile offspring.
Yesterday I noticed she was still on the nest, and the two juveniles were hanging around close.
Here's Mom on the nest:
Here are both juveniles, with one of them burrowing beneath the other:
Next, one of the juveniles approaches mom, seeking shelter. I can imagine the conversation going something like this:
"Mom?"
"Yes, Junior."
"I'm cold."
"Not now, Junior. Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Sorry, Mom. I gotta come in!"
"Sigh."
Note that with Mom standing, two of the three eggs in her new clutch can be seen. Is it any wonder she looks put-upon by the juvenile?
(muffled) "Thanks, Mom!"
"They can't leave the nest quickly enough!"
As it turns out, she was sitting both on a clutch of eggs AND two juveniles!
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