Cute with a capital 'C' ....

Last week on my weekly way to physio I came across this breeding coot. Not entirely unexpected because I noticed the (at that time) empty nest earlier.

Wonderful to see how he or she (information over here learnt that male and female ~very emancipated~ hatch the eggs together) sat imperturbable on the beautiful built nest ....

So this past Tuesday not only a towel (for physio) but also my photo camera went with me to my weekly appointment, and as you can see on the next photo not for nothing ....

At first it looked like three little ones safe with "mum" or "dad" on the nest ....

One of them , at some stage had enough of it and went for a swim ....

While observing this lovely bunch my imagination maybe ran a little out of hand .
But doesn't it looks like on the next photo as if  "dad" ~a bit worried~ says to his youngster
not to go too far away...

And on this one it seems like "mum" says that they've played outside long enough and it's high time to return to the safe nest ....

Not long afterwards "mum" became very restless on the nest. I have no idea how long it takes before they hatch all the eggs but all of a sudden "dad" hurried back as if she said, I'll be damned .... there are more!

Even though I followed the spectacle from a safe distance it seemed better to give the young family some privacy. But not without wondering on my way home what I'll find next week.


Have a lovely weekend,
Anita xo