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Post by Taz on May 10, 2022 12:28:44 GMT
This is a recent photo from earlier just after feeding. You can see all 9 beaks here
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Post by suep on May 10, 2022 19:11:53 GMT
You so deserve there to be a happy outcome after all this Taz. Well done you and yours for overcoming what could have been a disaster. Fingers crossed it reaches a happy outcome for this little family. Sue
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Post by Taz on May 10, 2022 19:18:19 GMT
You so deserve there to be a happy outcome after all this Taz. Well done you and yours for overcoming what could have been a disaster. Fingers crossed it reaches a happy outcome for this little family. Sue Thank you Sue, mixed feelings about interfering with nature, but I don't think we have done a bad thing, both parents still around to show the little ones how it's done 😊🤞🤞
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Post by Taz on May 12, 2022 14:50:12 GMT
A couple of our Chicks keep escaping the nest cup and going outside into the corner. Luckily they still get fed.
Not a good photo though I'm afraid.
Pleased to say that so far they are all still thriving.
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Post by matt on May 12, 2022 14:51:10 GMT
Great to see Taz. Has the parents' behaviour gone back to normal now?
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Post by Taz on May 12, 2022 14:51:30 GMT
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Post by Taz on May 12, 2022 14:53:54 GMT
Great to see Taz. Has the parents' behaviour gone back to normal now? Mostly, apart from the female won't brood or stay in the box any more. I'm guessing though on the plus side she has more time to find food for them instead 🤷
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Post by Taz on May 14, 2022 7:52:00 GMT
Not great photos this year but 😔, but the Chicks are regularly getting out of the cup now. Four of us lined up at the edge this morning, poor parents keep landing on them 😂😂
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Post by pete11 on May 14, 2022 12:34:54 GMT
They're great pics Taz. Those chicks look like they're really thriving.
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Post by suep on May 14, 2022 17:53:07 GMT
Quality of the pictures doesn’t matter Taz, the fact that they are doing so well is all that matters. Sue
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Post by Taz on May 16, 2022 12:49:02 GMT
They're all looking good today, plenty of wing stretching and flapping going on. The nest is looking very crowded.
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Post by Taz on May 16, 2022 12:51:29 GMT
Feeding time
That's one noisy box. The chirps have changed now too.
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Post by pete11 on May 16, 2022 16:03:46 GMT
That's a real handful to feed! Lovely 🙂
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Post by suep on May 17, 2022 20:24:43 GMT
Brilliant, so pleased that they are all looking really good. Sue
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Post by Taz on May 19, 2022 13:52:08 GMT
The chicks are really restless today. They have been hopping up to the window ledge and one of them hopped up to the hole.
I think fledging may be tomorrow, just a pain that the day is forecast with rain. Hopefully they'll hang on until it stops
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Post by pete11 on May 20, 2022 15:11:16 GMT
My three haven’t yet hopped up to the hole - the biggest one’s been venturing beyond the nest cup for a while now, but the other two only started doing that yesterday really. Thinking I might have another day or two still to go.
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Post by Taz on May 20, 2022 16:11:53 GMT
Maybe, I have had them go from not moving/hopping to just fledging cutting out the middle step. Are they wing stretching?
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Post by Taz on May 20, 2022 16:21:54 GMT
All chicks still in their cosy box. Probably will hold on until tomorrow, typical, it's the only day I'm busy. Fingers crossed though
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Post by pete11 on May 20, 2022 18:35:41 GMT
Maybe, I have had them go from not moving/hopping to just fledging cutting out the middle step. Are they wing stretching? A fair bit of wing stretching and flapping - interestingly on that front the smallest one has been doing the most.
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Post by Taz on May 20, 2022 20:24:47 GMT
Thought I would try and capture my little brood on video. Hopefully you can all see it.
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Post by Ann70 on May 20, 2022 21:08:08 GMT
Lovely they will be fledging early tomorrow they look ready to go now Good luck little ones 😊
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Post by pete11 on May 20, 2022 22:29:00 GMT
Lovely clip Taz - they look very ready to go... a lot keener & lively than mine. Maybe it's the crowd effect
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Post by Taz on May 21, 2022 5:00:46 GMT
Lovely clip Taz - they look very ready to go... a lot keener & lively than mine. Maybe it's the crowd effect Yes, they've been like this for a few days now so I'm fully expecting them to go today.
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Post by Taz on May 21, 2022 21:32:53 GMT
Well, it's obviously far too cosy in that box. They're fast asleep now. I did manage to see a couple at the hole when they were peeping into the big wide world.
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Post by suep on May 22, 2022 8:25:25 GMT
Brilliant video Taz. Very ready to go for the majority, but maybe parents are waiting for the smaller one tucked under the rest to catch up a bit! (Or maybe is it just the camera angle that makes it look smaller) You never know what the parents are thinking. Hopefully they will all fledge safely - fantastic number. Sue
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