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20 Apr 23 — Day 9

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It’s all going well. The chicks are getting plenty of food. And I know some of you are concerned about the smallest chick. Don’t worry! It’s getting plenty of food, just as much as its siblings. If you’ve watched the second Live on Facebook you’ll have seen all three of them full to bursting after what was their eighth feed of the day!

Azina and the chicks - the small one at the front as usual
Azina and the chicks – the small one at the front as usual

But I think this chick is going to be trouble. It wandered away during one of the feeds and Azina had to grab it to bring it back with the others.

The small chick has gone wandering
The small chick has gone wandering

They managed to surprise me with another first: Tom feeding the chicks while they were under Azina. Very interesting interactions this year.
As mentioned above, the chicks had eight feeds today. Again it was a mix of starling and pigeon.

Azina with food
Azina with food

Shots for today:

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    The oldest chick is showing pin feathers on its wings 🙂

    Pin feathers on the oldest chick
    Pin feathers on the oldest chick


    Another good day for the chicks with plenty of food, plenty of sleep and brooding from Mum and Dad.

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    Family portrait

    Tom paid a brief visit at 2 am! And then a longer one at 5.08 where he had another one of those long chats with Azina. These two are just so sweet!


    There have been seven feeds today, at 5.27am, 7.20am (Tom), 10.51am, 1.09pm, 4.30pm, 6.12pm and 7.32pm (short, chicks were still full).

    Tom got to feed the chicks this morning.

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    Huddle

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