Small bird nest box.

[Maggy]

23:23 sleeping

23:45

23:48 and mom is cleaning again

[Maggy]

July 11th

00:25 the kids are sleeping, mom starts preening them to warn that next she is getting into cleaning.
00:43 mom is cleaning again
1:30 everyone is sleeping

1:31 and then mom starts preening and cleaning again
1:41 mom is done cleaning for now, big chicks are sleeping with their heads back

1:43 and she cleans some more, a chick on the top is as big as mom now

[Maggy]

1:48 mom keeps cleaning and preening, the big chick doesn't like it at all (mom is now with 2 chicks down)

2:27 mom is standing in the niddle after cleaning, the kids are preening under her

2:33 mom stoped cleaning and preening and looks like she is sleeping

2:34 and she "wakes up" and does more cleaning
2:37 mom is preening a kid and then herself

[Maggy]

2:41 mom is sleeping on kids

[Maggy]

7:17 a delivery for hungry kids

[Maggy]

8:32 mom brings food

and then dad brings food and the biggest one gets it and poops and dad is picking it up

8:34 and one more delivery and we can see all 8 after that

[Maggy]

9:46 the chicks are resting

11:03 after another delivery and feeding

[Maggy]

11:36 after another delivery and feeding, it feels like they can eat a parent!

11:39 double delivery, one parent is on the way out with food, another one is about to pick it up

wow, parents keep coming one after another
11:55 mom is cleaning and preening, she takes one chick by the feathers and moves it

[Carla]

yes thats what i see in my garden too...
now they are grooing they need much more..
nice to see how it goes IN the nest instaid of looking from my gardenchair!

just about to leave for...sweden :)

[IceAge]

20:43

feeding

[Birdfriend]

20:47 Kids, most the small one are calling for food.


20:50 One big sits on an other bigger chick. At this time all are quiet.


20:51 But not long, parent comes with food, one chick poops, parent left with the poop.

The TLO is a bit grown over this day.

[Birdfriend]

21:15 One parent comes with a moth, ones from the bigger got it.

[Maggy]

21:15 mom comes to feed

and then she preens, cleans and take something old out
21:36 mom comes to feed and clean, she is cleaning the chicks are chirping, she preens then from time to time

21:41 mom is here for the night already and everyone is resting


have a great vacation, Carla!

[Maggy]

22:47 everybody is sleeping

23:27 mom is cleaning

23:38 mom is preening and cleaning

[Maggy]

July 12th

00:00 mom keeps preening and cleaning from time to time, some chicks are preening too

00:12 done for now

00:58 everyone is sleeping

[Maggy]

3:29 mom is sleeping with kids

then she starts cleaning and preening
3:45 mom is sleeping over chicks

3:58 everybody is sleeping

[Maggy]

6:06 waiting for food

6:28 all 8 are visible

6:44 one chick jumps to the opening, looks outside for few seconds

and gets gown

[Maggy]

7:01 all 8 are visible and one is looking at us

[Maggy]

10:51 a parent is on the way out

[aquiline]

Preening does not seem very caressing no tender mother