2014 Photograph, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea, Gnatcatcher Family Polioptilidae) Nest, Dad Feeding a Chick, Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2020.
The parent birds often closed their eyes when feeding chicks, probably to keep from being jabbed by an eager chick's bill. |
