At least someone liked all the rain........

[KayleeUK]

Downpours bring frogmouth chicks
The recent wet weather appears to have helped two feathered residents of London Zoo end a nine-year wait for them to produce offspring.
The zoo's two female tawny frogmouths, Rita and Tig, both laid eggs on the same day after a recent weekend of downpours.

Each has now hatched to produce two healthy chicks which staff have named Thunder and Storm.

In their native Australia, frogmouths time their breeding with monsoon rains.

They lay their eggs immediately after the rainy season to ensure an abundance of insects for their chicks.

Keepers at the zoo are convinced the recent heavy downpours helped Rita and Tig feel so at home that they finally laid eggs after an unfruitful nine years.

The event was all the more unusual because the birds are housed yards apart in separate enclosures.

Senior bird keeper Adrian Walls said: "We are delighted with our wonderful twin success.

"Needless to say we didn't think the wet weather would have such a surprising result."

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/london/6934449.stm

How cute is that

 

[wilmabride'sdaughter]

wel... they look a bit funny but yes kind of cute

 

[carolfoy]

does anyone else think it looks like Cher?

 

[Still thinking......]

Saw them on the news this evening and they do look cute.

 

[florida sun]

Aww too cute

 

[ilovepoohbear]

awww they look soo cute!!!
i love them (although they do look like a ball of feathers stuck on a fathery body )

 

[natalielongstaff]

i saw them on the news as well !! they are very cute

 

[mandymouse]

Aww, they're so cute

 

[Minniespal]

Very cute

 

[Strommie]

Lovely

 

[jockey]

Aww, they are so cute

 

[TracyK]

They are so sweet