Two Down

The smallest two of the brood, Potato and Neeps, have died overnight. As the chicks were quite well developed (12 days old) Lola was unable to remove them from the box easily. The bodies do appear to have been removed now, though I won't bother describing the way in which this was achieved.

The remaining four chicks. The one shown here with his beak closed appears to be struggling.






Lola preparing a sunflower heart to take to the nest - ignoring the mealworms.

It's windy!

Also rather worrying is the fact that Charlie hasn't been seen at all today. He hasn't been in the garden or the nest box.

Lola found the mealworms this afternoon, but she has shown no interest in them.