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Daily Bucket: Friday Sequence Mommy I Want Some More [1]
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Date: 2025-09-05
While visiting the Bodega Bay Headlands last week, I saw dozens of Brandt’s Cormorants resting on the rocks offshore. As I started taking photos, I realized that a Brandt’s Cormorant was taking care of their offspring.
Keeping an eye on the action, I was able to capture a great interaction between parent and offspring.
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It seems that the mom is attempting to wean the fledgling and so stopped the beak-to- beak feeding quickly and walked away. But the youngster was not finished. So the baby followed.
Here’s what happened:
Baby in the lower right calls for food
Mom responded with a quick feeding
Mom’s done but baby is asking for more
As mom walks away, baby follows frantically flapping their wings.
Baby catches up to Mom
Another bird tells the Baby to back off.
Baby keeps pestering Mom for food — I want more Mom!
Mom gives in and feeds the baby again
Baby is now satisfied
After a blazing hot Labor Day weekend with temperatures in the triple digits, the weather is cooling down with temperatures expected to be in the mid 80s this weekend.
I will be with my family this weekend. So my responses will be sporadic and probably mostly on Saturday.
What’s up in your neck of the woods?
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