Here are some photos taken by Tony LePrieur in the Calgary region in mid-June. Many young birds have now fledged. The photos were taken in Fish Creek Park and at Frank lake.
American Avocet.
American Avocets with chick.
American Avocet.
American Avocet chick.
Great Horned Owl (juvenile).
White-faced Ibis.
Swainson’s Hawk with Meadow Vole.
Eastern Kingbird.
Western Kingbird.
Clay-colored Sparrow.
House Wren.
Least Flycatcher.
Cedar Waxwing.
Warbling Vireo.
American Coot with chick.
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Does that coot chick have a leech attached in its mouth?
I was wondering about that too. It doesn’t look like its tongue and does look like a leech. Is it attached or was it just fed to the chick? – Bob