A male Ruddy Shelduck with two of his four adopted Egyptian goslings.

A Coot ebing chased off by a male Ruddy Shelduck.

A male Ruddy Shelduck with his four adopted Egyptian goslings.

A male Ruddy Shelduck flying, seen from below.

Ruddy Shelduck ♂ (presumed escaped) in Osterley Park today, and he had adopted four Egyptian goslings. Very attentive parenting too; warning loudly when dogs approached, chased off a Coot and went after a Grey Heron and chased it off midair! #InterspeciesAdoption #LondonBirds #LowCarbonBirding

Rare Bird Moment as Photographer Witnesses Mistle Thrush Feeding Orphaned Blackbird as Her Own Birds of a feather usually flock together, but a lucky blackbird was ‘adopted’ by a mistle thrush mama who took the juvenile ‘under her wing’ in a rare case of inter-species feeding. Photographer Andrew Fusek-Peters captured the rare phenomenon in adorable close-up photos that show the female adult thrush diligently feeding her own chicks before […] The post Rare Bird Moment as Photographer Witnesses Mistle Thrush Feeding Orphaned Blackbird as Her Own appeared first on Good News Network.

Rare Bird Moment as Photographer Witnesses Mistle Thrush Feeding Orphaned Blackbird as Her Own: Birds of a feather usually flock together, but a lucky blackbird was ‘adopted’ by a mistle thrush mama… @goodnewsnetwork.org #RareBirdMoment #MistleThrush #Blackbird #BirdPhotography #InterSpeciesAdoption