Feed me Mum!
We don’t yet have any coots nesting in our ponds, which are a little bit small for them, so I went for a walk around our local lakes in Stonydelph to see if there were any little coots or ducklings to photograph. I was lucky. As well as some coot chicks that are a few days old, a very kind lady pointed me in the direction of some chicks that were newly-hatched. They were so new that they struggled to stand up. I watched as they fell over, got up again, and struggled to gain the attention of their parents. I watched them beg for food, and watched both parents feeding the two chicks with their huge, ungainly feet, and very alternative hairstyles! They were still drying their little winglets, and using them for balance as they ran along. It was heartrendingly cute, and it was all I could do to keep quiet and just keep taking the photos.
Here are some amazing family moments with these tiny little chicks.
Wait for me!
Seriously big feet
Two tiny coot chicks
Two tiny coots
Begging for food
Coot chick begging for food from both parents
Tiny little coot chick
Learning to dance!
Alvecote Wood 
Aww! They’re so cute!
Great photos of chicks only a mother could love!
Nice shots. What lens did you use?
Just used my cheap 70-300 Canon lens (not the expensive L-series one) as it is light and easy to carry and it is quite a walk to get to the lakes.
Well you’ve got some very nice results from it. Particularly like the depth of field.
Thank you 🙂 DOF was rather involuntary since it was quite a dull day so needed wide aperture to hand-hold the camera.