Client Visit Surprise

Visiting a client yesterday, I was pointed to a ground nest, where juncos had burrowed out a cavity in a small berm next to a lawn. Over the course of the visit I was able to leave a couple cameras taking stills and video. In the process, they captured this 30-second video of a mother incubating, the father switching places with her, the nestlings begging aggressively with their bright red mouths open, a quick stuffing of some moth into one of their mouths, then the production of a fecal sac, which was quickly grabbed and flown off. That’s a lot for half a minute, especially in comparison to my small children’s mealtimes.