Mom Won't Feed Chick!

Mom Won't Feed Chick!
A young Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) begs his parent for food, but she won’t feed him.
Both parents have been feeding this juvenile since he hatched in March. He has also been finding food himself.
But there comes a time in every young life when it’s time to feed yourself. Maybe that’s what mom is trying to tell her “teenager.”
I filmed these Pied-billed Grebes on our neighborhood pond in West Sacramento, California, USA on 19 April 2024.
/ @frankseverson

[@Skoryx]

So cute!

[@frankseverson]

@skoryx I agree!