Limpkin Nest

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During my last visit to Lake Morton in mid-April, I came across a Limpkin nest. Although I’ve photographed tiny Limpkin babies before, this was the first time I’d encountered a family at the nest. It was nestled in the reeds, without clear line of sight for photography, but I sat and watched it for well over half an hour.

Adult and Baby Limpkin at Nest
Adult and Baby Limpkin at Nest

There were six babies at this nest. It was late morning and the babies weren’t particularly active. They napped in the branches next to an apple snail shell from breakfast.

Baby Limpkins at Nest
Baby Limpkins at Nest

Occasionally the babies would get up, walk around, and then plop back down. Limpkin babies remind me a lot of Sandhill Crane colts (except Limpkins are brown, of course). Especially when the babies stretch their wings…

Baby Limpkin Wing-Stretch
Baby Limpkin Wing-Stretch

I finally tore myself away, wishing I could return in a day or two when the parents would take the babies for a walk in the nearby grass. It’ll be fun to watch them grow up this summer!

Baby Limpkins at Nest
Baby Limpkins at Nest

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4 thoughts on “Limpkin Nest

  1. These are great shots of the little ones in the reeds. I think we just missed each other. I was there on the 13th and saw some babies but I couldn’t get clear shots of them. We need to have a meetup maybe this fall somewhere over there.

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