He is survived out of the 5 eggs or so that this pair had for the season. The odds are much better but a coyote had the better of them
He is survived out of the 5 eggs or so that this pair had for the season. The odds are much better but a coyote had the better of them
I wonder if nature takes into account that they need to leave some behind or they won't get any future breeding. Our local heron seems to always leave one duckling to mature.
It could be. I notice that one chick always follows her mother's commands better than others - I attributed survival to that discipline - I saw similar behavior in bears in British Columbia