Dad has taken over the babysitting

while Mom is resting. It always surprises me that the male takes over the function of looking after the two chicks. The smaller one is sitting right behind the bigger one, with just the eye and tail showing.

[winghong_ho]

The size of the chick is quite big now. Beautiful birds.

[moni kozi]

So cute

[Issi Bannerman]

Great image!

[Susan Wakely]

Good for dad.

[Helge E. Storheim]

Great shot and perfect focus on the eye

[Pam]

He does not look very happy about it.

[Lou Ann]

I’m glad they share their chick duties.

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh My! Love that look.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Love how dad's wing is in protective pose , protecting the chick. cute!!

[katy]

Such a cute shot and in this pose it’s easy to see the baby looks just like daddy.

[Junko Y]

And he has a "don't mess with Dad" look!

[narayani]

Good to hear the dads do some work

[Kate]

The chick looks like it’s mirroring Dad’s pose

[Mags]

Aww! Hope the heat won't get to them this time.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is so cute.

[Merrelyn]

Such a sweet capture.

[Steve Jacob]

Lovely to see

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They understand the survival rate increases when they work together. Nice catch!

[LManning (Laura)]

Terrific focus.

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Milanie]

They're so cute together

[Heather]

A wonderful capture, Diana! The chicks look especially camouflaged, probably for extra protection. Fav