Martin Good wrote:
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
Thanks Martin. Always nice to hear from you
The green coloration you see is the color of their skin when they are babies. I believe the little one hatched after the big brother that is why it is so little
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brian_sp wrote:
geez these are great captures, so perfect, almost looks like a studio set, beautifully captured, the last image pins the cuteness factor
Thank you for your kind words, Brian. Glad to hear you enjoyed these
Socrate
Charlie Shugart wrote:
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
Thank you, Charlie. Yeah, very interesting behavior from these birds. May be the mama was trying to teach a lesson to the baby
Socrate
Congrats on your earn Socrate.........Marvelous 
