Foulque macroule " poussins " ( Fulica atra )

            la foulque construit généralement un nid de branchages et matières végétales, posé sur une souche ou des végétaux à la surface de l'eau, souvent à faible profondeur et bien visible. Le nid peut être renforcé et surélevé si l'eau ne monte pas trop rapidement.

La femelle pond de 5 à 9 œufs blanc cassé brillant légèrement mouchetés (plus volumineux et plus clairs que ceux de la poule d'eau). L'incubation dure un peu plus de 21 jours et les poussins sortent souvent de l'œuf sur plusieurs jours, fin avril pour les premières portées (d'autres pouvant suivre en cas de perte des petits)- jusqu'en fin juillet. Les jeunes quittent le nid après quelques jours, encadrés en sous-groupes par les deux parents. La femelle niche avec une moitié de la portée alors que le mâle construit une nouvelle plate-forme pour les poussins qu'il élève. Les jeunes mangent de manière autonome après 4 semaines. Il leur faut encore 4 semaines avant de pouvoir voler. Les jeunes ont une tête et un bec rouge à la naissance. 
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the coot usually builds a nest of branches and plant material, placed on a stump or plants on the surface of the water, often shallow and clearly visible. The nest can be strengthened and elevated if the water does not rise too quickly.

The female lays 5 to 9 off-white eggs, slightly shiny, slightly spotted (larger and lighter than those of the water flock). The incubation lasts a little more than 21 days and the chicks often leave the egg for several days, at the end of April for the first litters (others can follow in case of loss of the young) - until the end of July. The young leave the nest after a few days, supervised in subgroups by both parents. The female nests with one half of the litter while the male builds a new platform for the chicks he breeds. Young people eat independently after 4 weeks. It takes them another 4 weeks to fly. The young have a head and a red beak at birth.
   

Taken in: France / Picardie / St.-Quentin (show map)

Taken on: April 2, 2018

Tags:

poussins

étang

Nikon

D500

70/200mm-f/2.8 « less

Sets appears in: • # Foulques , Poules d'eau , Râles #

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 280mm (=420mm), ISO 180 (more info) (hide info)

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