Saturday, 18 May 2013

We are a family !!

18th May 2013
At 05:24 this morning, the first chick made an appearance :



Several more quickly followed, Dora feasted on egg shells for breakfast !! Here we can already see hungry beaks begging for food, as the two proud parents look on :



More hatchlings followed throughout the day, and both Dan and Dora worked feverishly to feed the fast growing brood. By the end of the day, as far as I could make out, there were still at least 2 unhatched eggs. Here we can clearly see 7 expectant hungry gapes. Amazing to think that these chicks are literally hours old!


Phew ! A busy first day for the proud new parents ...






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