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Link  WEBCAM: watch in live the last webcam picture inside the nest!

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18 May

The two parents are very present. The father sings and calls his chicks. He takes a long time before distributing the meal that he holds in his beak.

A spider this morning.

The mother stays near the entry of the nest.

At 9h37 a chick climbed at the entry of the nest. One sees his small head at the entry. 


 But he gives up and returns in the nest.

Little devil is well and always eats like four. The parents serve him more than the others. Is this thanks to the beak's yellow border that the others have now lost a little?

The mother stays besides and the father calls without slackening. This day will be probably that of the exit. However, these chicks do not seem yet big enough. They were born on April 28 and they thus have 21 days (including the hatching day) it is the normal day of exit.

Morning before take off. Watch VIDEO   (2900ko, 2mn)

12h02: A new small head which does not seem in good mood.

The mother comes to nourish them at the entry and does not leave the nest vicinity.




















13h50: New appearances.  Watch VIDEO   (2326ko, 2mn)

                                                   

                                                   It looks rather high!

14h18 Number one prepares. Lengthily. At 14h22 he launches out.

Not very stable on his legs. He is on the birch.





















Number 1 flies away very quickly towards the right and seems to descend. We seek him in vain. We do not see him any more. The parents did not accompany him.

14h23 Number 2 prepares and leaves at 14h31.

Number two lands on the birch.

Not yet quite assured, little Number 2 is climbed higher on the willow.

One of the parents does not leave him. Then Number 2 flies away higher. And we lose sight of him.

We think that Number 1 and 2 went down to the inner garden. We do not hear them very a long time. The parents are with them.

The mother returns alone, to nourish the last two.

14h50 Number 3 looks through the window and the mother comes to nourish him at the door. He enters again.

15h05 new appearance of Number 3. The mother leaved. He leaves alone.

The living portrait of his/her father, isn't?





















Number 3 well hidden.

Number 3 remains 3/4 of hour on the balcony. He calls.

His/her mother passes but does not nourish him. He ends up flying away. Probably down, to the inner garden.

Last year we heard during 3/4 of an hour the repeated calls of little ones which initially assembled on the balcony above and remained together. Then all the family left together. This year they left ones after the other and number 3 a good hour afterwards and we heard very little his call.

At 17h, great agitation and cries of terrified birds on the balcony. A magpie chases a little one on the floor. It is harassed by sparrows , by a passing great tit and… by me. It does not renounce readily. It roosts besides and looks at me and waits. Eventually it leaves. The youngster regains the heights. There are many magpies in the neighborhood and we have already seen them attack nests of sparrows.

In the evening, very strong and cold rains.

Number 4 is still in the nest. The parents regularly pass to nourish him, but he is lonely, that must amaze him. 18h: he returned to lie down in the center of the nest.

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19-22 May

Number 4 is, unfortunately, unable to fly. The wing's feathers have not completely fletched yet.

We put him back in the nest several times, but we will find it dead in the morning of the 23. 

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The parents both returned. But we had no other news of the brood.

The next days, we saw them several times on the balcony.

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