Avocet Family - Palo Alto Baylands

Family of Avocets, Palo Alto Baylands. During the spring season, several Avocets and Stilts make the marshes of Palo Alto Baylands their breeding ground. The chicks, walking from the very start, follow their parents around the marsh, all the while the parents aggressively defend the chicks against the hawks, seagulls, and even other Avocets.