Could it be a piece of the parent's "wing bling"??

3:51 pm,
Proud Papa thinks his 'lets are getting a little too frisky; K81 joins them back in their playpen.


BB had to have a little bite of Dad's front feather, of course. Didn't seem to bother K81 much; he just moved away from the little one.

4:00 pm feeding,
K-81 just left the nest. K-82 moves the fish from left to screen right and starts to feed 'lets. Little One got the first bite, then Big was next. I saw no attempt from Big to put Little in submission. However; Mom moved the fish center stage, closer to Big and blocked the rest of what I saw.

Feeding about to begin.


Little gets the first bite.


This time, Patient Big, finally gets a taste.

Hi everyone ~~
Mom is feeding her babies , it seems like she is eating more herself at this feeding


mom doing some nest work while the little ones watch , they are so sweet

mom is pulling food apart and feeding more to the little ones , can't see who is getting what mom is blocking the view


They are getting a good long feeding , so it should be enough for them this time ~

everyone ~~

visited the nest this evening and here are some caps

parent bending over looking at the chicks, after they pushed their way out where when she was brooding them


parent looking at the chicks , like" now what ?"



parent feeding chicks ~ each one taking a turn , so sweet.

you went to the nest?

Thanks for the pics, Bev - I haven't stopped by to watch this nest recently, and it's amazing how fast they're growing. The older one is one week old today - how time does fly.