Feather food

The Great crested grebe chick spend the first few weeks of their life sheltering on the backs of their parents. This mother is feeding the babies with feathers that she plucks from her own underbelly. This is believed to help the chicks digestive system

[Rosie Kind]

Oh that’s lovely

[Helen Jane]

gosh, how delightfully to see - and learn. You are teaching me so much about the residents of my own stomping ground.

[Kerri Michaels]

cool fav

[amyK]

Was just reading about this recently; how cool to capture the action

[Milanie]

This is just adorable - and things I never knew for sure.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Oh wow, didn’t know. What a terrific shot .

[Rick]

Great capture. Interesting facts again on 365.

[Diana]

A fabulous capture of Mom and chicks, nature is so amazing! I have never heard of this before, thanks for the info.

[Vesna]

Lovely photo and interesting info.