After hatching of 2nd brood, older young either driven away (Kraus 1968) or remain, occasionally feeding younger chicks (Burkill 1933; Ruthke 1939; Kear 1966).
Sunday, July 04, 2010
juvenile Coot feeding young
it is well known that the young from early Moorhen broods will assist in feeding chicks from later broods but I had never seen this in Coot before; checking in BWPi it is recorded but must be pretty unusual as most pairs seldom rear two broods
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What a terrific series of photos. I ad no idea juveniles would help feed the babies. Really fascinating.
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