Feeding

Claudia recorded this family for the first time on May 14th. There were five chicks and all of them prospered. A month and a half has passed and the chicks still look and wait for the morsel. The chicks are almost as big as their parents and their plumage looks like the adult's. In the video the two parents, each one with only one chick at a time, can be seen showing the process form them to learn the technique of breaking and tearing off the fleshy part from the shell. 

Feeding

Feeding

Feeding

Feeding

Feeding

Feeding

Voice

Voice

The limpkin vocaziling and watchful for the machine movements.

Voice

Voice

Behaviour

Not being able to fly still, swimming is another option in case of need 

Parental care

Parental care

Behaviour

A limpkin eating snails attract the attention of a great kiskadee and a common gallinule, which are tempted.

Behaviour

Feeding

Use of the bill as a tool to extract the snail's flesh

Perched/standing