Tawny frogmouth chick at the Saint Louis Zoo
This tawny frogmouth chick hatched on Nov. 2, 2013 at the Saint Louis Zoo s Bird House. This video follows her growth through her first 26 days. The baby bird is being cared for by the Zoo s keeper staff. While it is ideal for the parents to raise their own chicks whenever possible, some first time parents don t always know what to do, so keepers will step in to help rear the chick. Frogmouths are carnivorous birds and zookeepers feed her small mice and insects. The parents came
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