Chico 1

It looks like its running away from me, but it's not. If truth be told, I've been know to run away from one just like that - except fully grown - with a golf club above my head to fend it off. Oyster catchers. Piercing eyes, beak and squawk. And, from memory, vicious if flying straight towards you in full attack mode when you've got just a 7 iron for protection.*

Three chicks hatched, three remain. But with no regard for the highway code, and with crows circling like vultures, I'd be surprised if any of them saw the weekend.


*no birds were harmed on that round of golf several years ago, but they left an indelible mark on my subconscious. I may have inadvertently disturbed a nest with a sliced tee shot that resulted in two free drops when I was chased away by mama bird twice!