2nd July 2015 - Mother and Baby

It was lovely to watch this mother feeding her baby although it was nearly as big as she was. The baby managed quite well on it's own when the mother wasn't around - he liked the meal worms!!

This was the beginning of the tragedy which then unfolded - see the next shot of the baby for the full story.
http://365project.org/pamknowler/alternate/2015-07-02

Uploaded for my extras album

[Pamela/Dave/Stevens]

Wonderful capture!

[Lois Bird]

Beautiful colors on the mama bird! fav

[Yeshanghai]

Gorgeous capture with amazing details and colors

[Janiskay]

Look how beautiful that mother is. Our Starlings can be beautiful in the right light but not sure that as as beautiful as this one.

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful catch

[Rosie Kind]

a lovely capture - Fav

[Susan]

The detail and colors on the feathers are amazing.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot.

[carol white]

A super capture. Fav!! 😃

[ShirleyB]

Beautiful colors in the mother bird. nice capture.

[Henri Russell]

Great detail.

[Leon Buijs]

Lovely colours on mother bird,

[Taffy]

A poignant shot, knowing what happened.

[Debbie]

I didn't realise they had such lovely coloured feathers - gorgeous shot

[PhylM-S]

Momma bird is incredibly beautiful! What kind of bird is she? Her colors are gorgeous!

[Issi Bannerman]

Another super shot Pam.

[Rachel]

Those feathers and colours are so beautiful. A wonderful shot.

[Pam Knowler]

@elatedpixie she is a startling. I get a group of about 15 come every day to the bird feeders. They are a noisy crowd of birds - great to watch as they are often arguing and fighting.

[Gena Pegg]

Ha....just like a kid! Let MOM take care of you as long as possible. SHe's a beauty. Great color and detail. He has quite a few wayward tufts on him.