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2 May 23 — Day 21

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Today is Chick #1’s 3 weeks birthday and to celebrate it went on a little trip. That’s one day earlier than Indy last year and three days earlier than Walnut in 2021.

Chick #1 on its first excursion
Chick #1 on its first excursion


Tom and Azina spent a lot of time perched by the side of the ledge today, either separately or together. In the morning Azina spent a lot of time disturbing the chicks’ sleep by pottering in the nest box for nothing in particular.

Tom and Azina side by side
Tom and Azina side by side


Again the chicks were fed to the brim an endless supply of pigeons. The last meal lasted 40 minutes with the first 10 minutes done by Tom. They fell in a food coma immediately.

Tom feeds the chicks
Tom feeds the chicks

As you can see on its excursion clip Chick #1 is now very steady on its feet and will now stand during feeds. Chick #2 is still quite reluctant.

Short clip of the chicks playing.

Playing chicks

Shots for today:

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  • 10 Mar 23 — Azina lays her third egg

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    Azina laid her third egg at 5.52 this morning, with Tom in attendance. She’d just got up at 5.45 when Tom arrived in the box with food. They have a chat then she gets into position at 5.51, pushes at 5.52 and lifts up at 5.53. Effortless 🙂 Tom then leaves, leaving the food behind, and Azina settles down.

    She then sat tight on the eggs for hours, not revealing all three until 9:10 a.m. The new egg is the one at the back. The first one is on the right and the second one on the left.

    Azina and her three eggs
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  • 18 May 23 — Day 37

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    P6T stretching his wings – a lot less down than a few days ago


    He was fed twice, pigeon both times.

    P6T pancaking
    P6T pancaking – he seems to have adopted that corner for it

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    P6T spent the whole night on the wall. And, apart from 3 1/2 hours where he pancaked on the ledge and 15 minutes for a feed, he spent the whole day on the wall too. Minus a few minutes here and there where he went on the floor.


    He’s sat, preened, flapped, walked, run, eaten… The only thing he hasn’t done is pancaking, maybe it doesn’t feel safe enough yet.


    Nothing more to report. He’s still looking very bright. And to be honest the more he is on the wall the happiest I am as it’s away from possible contamination on the ledge.

    Wildlife Aid have published a story on Chick #3 with photos of what made her ill.

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    Another case of persistence paying off 🙂 Azina came back 1hr31m later having stuffed herself 😉

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  • 11 May 2023 – Bad news

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    I have some bad news. Last night Chick #1 started taking a turn for the worse. It wasn’t any better this morning. We put plans in place to have it picked up and checked at ringing tomorrow morning. But sadly it died at 1pm today.

    Fly free little one!

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