Another Day in the Nest Box

I've got my days sorted out now! I've been a day or two ahead of myself all week and getting my days mixed up. Must be getting old.

Lola started feeding her brood at 5:25a.m. She was making such a quick succession of deliveries of food that she must have been finding it all in the garden. Charlie first arrived at 6:18a.m.

Five of the six. The other chick, who I'll introduce later, doesn't ask for food as often as his brothers and sisters. I said earlier that their eyes will open fully at around 8-9 days old which takes us to the weekend.

Lola on a break, and keeping her brood warm.

She jumps up quickly as soon as Charlie arrives with some food.

Are they looking in wonderment here, or are they slightly bemused?




Each feed seems to be followed by the removal of a faecal sac.

Lola takes this one out, rather than eating it.

The chick in the middle is the smallest of the brood. I assume he was the last one to hatch (on the Saturday rather than the Friday). Meet Potato! Why Potato? My three-year-old nephew Jack said one of the chicks should be called Potato. As Potato's siblings are slightly bigger and stronger they seem to get the bulk of the food. Poor little Potato gets trampled on quite a bit.

They still look tiny when they're all bundled up.

Settling down for the night.