Skimmer Family.. Only One Chick Made It!

[Maxis Gamez]

Skimmer Family.. Only One Chick Made It! - S.W Florida

I followed this nest for few weeks stopping by every other day late in the afternoon as a small colony was nesting few miles from where I live. At the beginning, there were 3 eggs, unfortunately only one chick made it. At first I thought the Fish Crow were responsible but I also found Raccoon tracks.

This one during the very last light.

Hope you like it.

Canon 7D, Canon 800mm L @ f/8, 1/400 sec, ISO 400, Manual exposure, Induro tripod.

Thanks!

[auddii]

Beautiful capture! The little one is a reminder of how delicate life can be in nature. Great crisp shot.

[SMcG]

Very pretty shot Maxis though it is sad to hear that only one out of three birds have made it so far. I like the low angle and the colors in the image. That is a crazy beak on the left bird. Great work!

-S

[John_A]

I don't know why but the bird on the left reminds me of Anthony Weiner - just saying

[DigitalScape]

Nicely done, Maxis - sharp, clean background. Sad to hear the other two eggs did not make it - nature can be tough.