nestlings
Freshly hatched birds
Nestlings are young birds still in the nest, not yet able to fly.
The term extends to any very young or helpless creatures.
Figuratively, nestlings can describe children or novices under someone's care: The teacher watched over her nestlings as they attempted their first experiments.
Hatchlings as a group
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- downToward lower ground
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
feathers · fluff · eggshell · cavity · burrow · ledge · colony · rookery
Newly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- cygnetsJuvenile swans
- ducklingsYoung waterfowl offspring
goslings · owlets · eaglets · squabs · poults · peachicks · cygnet · pullets
Giving food to
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- warmthHeat you feel
protection · rearing · parental · maternal · paternal · incubation · shelter · nourishment
Acquiring adult feathers
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
strengthening · flapping · preening · weaning · thriving · branching · gaping · imprinting
Lacking ability to cope
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- relianceState of needing support
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- blindLacking the sense of sight
naked · immature · fragility · incapacity · needy · sheltered · thermoregulation · brooding
brood
Hatchlings as a group
beak · feathers · fluff · eggshell · cavity · burrow · ledge · colony · rookery · heronry
chicks
Newly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- cygnetsJuvenile swans
ducklings · goslings · owlets · eaglets · squabs · poults · peachicks · cygnet · pullets · juveniles
feeding
Giving food to
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
warmth · protection · rearing · parental · maternal · paternal · incubation · shelter · nourishment · caregiving
fledging
Acquiring adult feathers
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
molting · strengthening · flapping · preening · weaning · thriving · branching · gaping · imprinting · sprouting
helplessness
Lacking ability to cope
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- relianceState of needing support
- defenselessWithout means to resist
blind · naked · immature · fragility · incapacity · needy · sheltered · thermoregulation · brooding · huddling
- baby animalspuppy, kitten, chick, chicks, duckling
- bird neststwigs, sticks, aerie, grass, mud
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
- dinosaur growthgrowth stages, hatchlings, growth rates, maturation, ontogeny
nestlingsflyers
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foragers · parents · providers · caretakers