It's been a while since I have put any wild cat photos. I thought this mother cheetah with her two cubs was a perfect choice :-).

Goldcrest - smallest bird in Europe

I really feel in love with black skimmers during the nesting season. Both the parents help raise the chicks and are equally attentive to their little ones. It was amazing to see how protective and nurturing they were.

We carry those we love long after they learn to move on their own.

Parenthood (Spotted Towhee carrying home the 'bacon')

Great Egrets

St. Augustine, Florida

Giovane capriolo (Capreolus capreolus) a spasso col padre all'alba

Geoorde Futen - Black-necked Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), parent with youngster.

Givskud zoo, Denmark

Osprey mother with four chicks, three visible here. (1 of 2)

Point San Pablo, Richmond, California

Last photographed on May 25:

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White-faced capuchin monkeys having family bonding time :-).

Near Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

We all hold some opinion on Australian White Ibis; Bin Chicken to many, it is also an amazing bird: beautiful when landing against the light, a trooper with tough surviving skills and, as I witnessed from a hide last Sunday, a caring parent. This chick was thoroughly cleaned by its mother, with special attention given to its backside. Pity - just like its human equivalent, it will not remember...

(Threskiornis molucca)

New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

One of the parents of the fledgling that featured on Fridy.

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Just about sums it up. Fox family has been providing lots of entertainment and photo opportunities.

This poor papa fox kept trying to nap in the sun but the kits weren’t cooperating!

Mare Street, Hackney

Jonge Fuut - juvenile Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

begging for more fish.

Visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) on Friday and there were so many sheep and lambs, squirrels, birds, herons, ducks, ducklings and geese with their goslings.....today (Sunday) we had to really search out this family, I think all the wildlife had hidden away from the humans as Friday afternoon was lovely weather but super quiet !

I got a few though, so watch this space over next few days....

May 2021, YSP, UK

Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with two baby grebelets.

Juvenile Tufted Ducklings (Aythya fuligula) swimming with mum.

Graspieper - Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Great Crested Grebe mother and chick.

There are still 5/6 chicks, which is a testament to the dedicated parenting of the adults. It probably also helps that the family spend most of their time near the viewing hide - which will certainly deter Marsh Harriers, Herons and Bitterns. The biggest threat will be from a large Pike lurking in the depths.

This chick (the smallest) was the only one that the parents still tolerated on their backs.

Slechtvalk - Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), always busy delivering prey for the chicks.

Disappointingly little action this year alas.

Also never very close;

distance here 60m, straight up. (-;

#badbadfalcons

A walk through the Den of Alyth May 25th 2023

"If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either."

Dick Cavett

Sometimes... you just have to ignore them. ;)

A mother Pileated Woodpecker gets an earful from her kid.

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Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) caring for the youngsters

Bear viewing @ Markovec, Slovenia. With slovenianbears.com.

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