Black-necked Stilt chicks are precocial and leave the nest within 1-2 hours of hatching, they have a lot of leg growing to do…you can only fit so much leg in an egg.
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Celebrating and Caring for the Land
2023-07-22
Black-necked Stilt chicks are precocial and leave the nest within 1-2 hours of hatching, they have a lot of leg growing to do…you can only fit so much leg in an egg.
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