Nature Walks – Babies In The Nests

Whenever we go to the Wild Animal Sanctuary (WAS) not only do we see the big, wild carnivores, but we also see a whole bunch of birds all around too. We expect to see the birds. We did not expect to see so many nests with tiny babies and hatchlings. We saw so many nests with the little, tiny heads popping up, all looking for their mommies to feed and love them. I see birds all the time, and I love all my birds, but I don’t get to see many birds’ eggs or their tiny hatchlings very often. This was a special treat.

We even saw a mom protecting her babies too. She is a good mom. She looks so proud of her babies.

To see the animals at WAS, you walk along the raised bridge, above the animals. All the birds think it is a good idea to make their nests up high, along the walkway. And for the most part, it is a safer idea. However, it is still wild country out there, and that means there are still a lot of snakes out there too. So even though the birds are protecting their babies to a certain extent, the snakes still can get up onto the walkway and still can get to the eggs and the tiny babies. We did see one bull snake, but it was down on the ground in one of the lion’s pens. So the birds and the babies were safe while we were there. 🙂

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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  2. Such sweet babies and a very pretty momma! I don’t think I ever thought about snakes getting into nests. I don’t know how avoided knowing that! The biggest worry for our birds at home are cats. I chased down one of our adopted ferals with a squawking baby woodpecker in his mouth. It was high anxiety for a few minutes as I ran around barefoot through the rocks and gravel behind the house but I got the bird safely in hand and took him to the big trees furthest away from the house and he flew up into the high branches. Whew! Both cat and bird lived to see a new day!

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