The Life of Birds
Episode 09 - The Problems of Parenthood. This episode concentrates on the ways in which birds rear their offspring. Having successfully incubated their eggs, the moment arrives when they hatch - and then the real challenge begins: feeding the chicks. Lapland buntings and dippers are shown doing so virtually non-stop throughout the day. The Gouldian finch has a further problem in that its tree-hollow nest is dark inside, so its young have conspicuous markings inside their mouths for identification. Grebes are fed feathers with which to line the stomach, and so protect it from fish bones. (from wikipedia.org)
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