Watching for mid-afternoon snack or perhaps dismayed by the approaching storm. What an expressive face

very cute

Snack has arrived just in time before the rain

After not seeing the cam for the past 2 days, i fully expected to see a full set of feathers given the rapid growth rate

The one advantage of not having had access to the cam the past 2 days is being forced outdoors to watch the adults doing lazy swoops and dives by the nestbox, i think just for the fun of it.

So many feathers



The "unkempt" stage

Lunch is late and the crowd is getting downright surly

The chicks turn 4 weeks old this weekend

The parents have now started dropping off the food and the chicks are feeding themselves

They seem to know just what to do without mom or dad telling them



Hazard of eating birds that don't come plastic-wrapped

Newsflash !! Apparently there is a new male at this site. No word on what happened to Damon

Monday morning pics