Kenansville FL
June 5, 2026
We sat and watched the new babies and their parents deal with the outside world on their first day of being alive. The parents had their hands full keeping track of four chicks and keeping potential predators away.
The Egret left pretty quickly.
Another pair of adult Black neck Stilts even came over and pitched in harassing the unwelcome predators. The babies were so little they could have been a tasty snack.
After a while the parents were frustrated with all the attention. They gathered the babies up and swam across the canal where the grasses provided better cover and we haven’t seen them since.
We’re so happy we saw them on their first day in the world. We look forward to seeing them again.
Hope you enjoyed this adventure.
Stay safe! XO
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Excellent show. Loved how the parents and friends of the parents took care of the babies.
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It was fascinating watching the parents protecting the babies. We hope they can keep all four alive.
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It was interesting to see the protection efforts of the parents towards any outsiders.
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The whole scene was fascinating, we’d never seen it before.
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I love this! Babies so cute! Also, how great that the parents were protecting them and being so aggressive. Amazing to see.
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Very interesting action!
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