July 2022 – Mike HP

Sudden downpour washed away the nest of little grebe

July 9 morning, 2022
The little grebe warms the eggs.

July 10 moring, 2022
Mom and Dad take turns warming the eggs

There are three eggs in the nest.

July 11 morning
The bird is holding the eggs still.

Sudden downpour of 120 mm per hour hit at around 8:00 p.m. on July 12.

July 13 evening
Torrents have brought down bushes and reeds.

Sudden downpour washed away the little grebe’s nest.

The second egg-laying of little grebe

The little grebe lay eggs for the second time this year at the mouth of the Moro River. The male and female take turns warming their eggs. The floating nest must be constantly piled with fallen leaves or it will submerge. We hope the eggs hatch safely.

There are eggs in the nest. We don’t know when they were laid.

Floating nest must be constantly piled with dead leaves or it will submerge.

A child born in the spring came to see how things were going.

Mom and Dad take turns warming the eggs.

White-cheeked starlings bathe in the rice paddies.

The white-cheeked starlings were bathing in the rice paddies. It was hard to get in deep enough. They were moving right and left looking for a good place.