Mother’s Day

A dozen pictures of local families serve to mark Mother’s Day. They are from my personal archives and were taken at various times through the year.

A Bald Eagle watches over its chick in the nest.

Goslings are well protected by their parents.

A Raccoon mother instructs her kits on foraging techniques.
A Barn Swallow serves breakfast.

A Spotted Sandpiper father broods his chicks.

A White-tailed doe and her fawn forage together.

Mother Merganser introduces her chicks to the world.

A Northern Flicker chick begs its mother for food.

Otters pose for a midwinter family portrait.

Nuthatch chicks compete for food from a parent.

Mother osprey (second from left) poses with her three chicks before they separate during migration.

A Grizzly bear mother teaches her cubs about foraging.