a heap of chicks

Some cool Chick images:

a heap of chicks




Image by grendelkhan

Inside the hatchery, the recently-hatched chicks were milling abut in a feathery yellow mass. Here's one of the few that sat still long enough for me to take a picture of it.

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Brazillian Colored Chicks




Image by randal-schwartz

Yes, these are live chicks. Colored. We boggled as we walked by. Cruel? Not sure.
And I wonder how many people will see these if I put "Hot Brazllian Colored Chicks for Sale" in this description?

Great Egret (Ardea alba) nest with three chicks at the in the Morro Bay Heron Rookery 21 May 2009




Image by mikebaird

Great Egret (Ardea alba) nest with three chicks at the in the Morro Bay Heron Rookery at Fairbanks Point just north of Windy Cove and the Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay, CA 21 May 2009. [best composition of 4 but not tack sharp focus] Photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com; Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 600mm f/4 IS, 2X TE, on sturdy tripod, remote shutter, Liveview or mirror lockup, IS both on and off, bracketed +- 1/3rd stop. Bring a wide-brimmed hat if you stand where I did for two hours under many other nests.
View the best image from this set of four images at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/3553208456/