Avocet chick is a photograph by Ruth Jolly which was uploaded on May 20th, 2013.
Avocet chick
American Avocet chick aprox. 5 days old. Female American Avocet may lay one to four eggs in the nest of another female, who then incubates the eggs.... more
by Ruth Jolly
Title
Avocet chick
Artist
Ruth Jolly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
American Avocet chick aprox. 5 days old. Female American Avocet may lay one to four eggs in the nest of another female, who then incubates the eggs. American Avocets may parasitize other species' nests too; single American Avocet eggs have been found in the nests of Mew Gulls. Other species may also parasitize avocet nests. Avocets have incubated mixed clutches of their own eggs and those of Common Terns or Black-necked Stilts. The avocets reared the stilt hatchlings as if they were their own. American Avocet chicks leave the nest within 24 hours after hatching. Day-old avocets can walk, swim, and even dive to escape predators. In response to predators, the American Avocet sometimes issues a series of call notes that gradually changes pitch, simulating the Doppler effect and thus making its approach seem faster than it actually is.
Nesting American Avocets aggressively attack predators. This chick was out for a walk in Gilbert, Arizona. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork
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May 20th, 2013
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your lovely photographic work is featured on the home page of The 200 Club, a "rising star" group in which only a select few are featured. It is my pleasure to feature desirable art work like this. Kudos on your well-deserved feature in our high activity group and elsewhere and on your hundreds of views. Please feel free to archive it in the appropriate group discussion threads.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Dawn Currie
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2020 Thanks and Features Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Janet Marie
Congratulations! Your beautiful artwork has been featured on the Homepage of the “Beauty of Arizona” Art Group (03/16/20). You are welcome to submit your artwork in the discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive.” LF FB
Dawn Currie
Ruth, Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Anita Faye
Such a beautiful capture Ruth! Featured on Poetic Poultry! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
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