Mikepércs: A Little Closer To The Chicks

The stilt family is at the same place too at dawn: near the nest where the chicks have been hatched.
One of the parents is always "at hand" so the youngs can warm up themselves any time:

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

After a seven minute snooze:

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

They don't come closer this time either for long. Then suddenly they set off along the bank and I can photograph them through the side window:

Young Black-winged Stilt

It's unbelievable that they are scarcely two weeks old and yet they know near everything a bird has to know: they independently come and go ...:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

... feed ...:

Young Black-winged Stilt

... and preen themselves ...:

Young Black-winged Stilt

... and they would even fly ...:

Young Black-winged Stilt

... if they had flight feathers on their tiny wings :)

Young Black-winged Stilt

Yawn:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Then they disappear in the reed under supervision of their father and don't return while I'm there so I can only photograph the adults:

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt