Goatsuckers
Date: July 4
Time: 10:48 AM
Location: 1.1 miles East of FM 2706 at Hwy 287, Anderson, TX
Site: On a trail side in a hardwood forest
Weather: Clear skies, wind 7 mph S.
Temperature: 91o F
Notes: A couple of weeks prior, we had discovered two eggs that had been laid on the ground. When we returned, the mother Chuck-Will's-Widow tried to keep us from her fuzzy hatchlings. She flew past us and landed several yards away where she fluttered her wings as if injured. This behavior is successful in protecting their young by luring predators away from the nest. Once the enemy turns it's attention towards the mother, she flies off to safety.
Nature Photography at Ripples of Time
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