Great sequence Socrate.
It is sure demonstrating a hearty appetite and a lot of determination although it looks like the smaller one the two chicks ........and probably gets less food then.
I noticed some green coloration on the smaller chick and wondered is that normal or indicates some malady.
Martin
Herb Houghton wrote:
I'm surprised mom didn't try to regurgitate the fish later after some breakdown of the fish. At our local rookery, I've seen them feed half digested fish to the young ones. Great series and sequence Socrate, glad mom fixed the situation.
Thank you, Herb. I thought the same thing and waited for the mama to regurgitate the fish again, but after a while she jut took off so I just moved on.
Yup, I' ve seen the little babies swallowing big fish before
Socrate
Socrate,
What an incredible series.
Being humans, it's easy to see "alternate" ways of dealing with such a problem.
But few bird species have any imaginations at all. Apparently herons and egrets don't.
The parent caught a fish that happened to be large- and brought it to the nest, giving it to the smaller sibling for some unusual and incidental reason.
When the little one couldn't swallow it, the parent did.
End of story.
I doubt if anything more complex than that went on.
Charlie
Thomas Sanders wrote:
Drama in the nest Socrate
Could this have been the "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" lesson ?
#9 is awesome showing the fatigued chick
Tom
Thank you, Tom. Yep, that sounds very appropriate to me
Socrate
Great series Socrate! 
