Chicks - day 5 kestrel sitting on nest

05:28 First feed of the day
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05.30 First feed of the day
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08.18 Second feed
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Now trying to get into our attic store! I'd put the cardboard there to stop the chicks falling down the gap
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12:41 Not very enthusiastic about going out in the rain to find food
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12:45 Back but no food so goes out again
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12:47 Caught something
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2021-07-13 12-47-47 video - 12:47 Caught something. But it is wet and picks up polystyrene chippings

video - 12:47 Caught something. But it is wet and picks up polystyrene chippings

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12:49 Third feed of the day
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12:50 Third feed of the day
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12:59 Third feed of the day
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2021-07-13 12-53-42 video - Third feed of the day. Unfortunately the vole was damp from the rain and picked up some of the polystyrene chippings. Will they choke the chicks?

video - Third feed of the day. Unfortunately the vole was damp from the rain and picked up some of the polystyrene chippings. Will they choke the chicks?

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14:23 Fourth feed of the day
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14:28 And a surprise. The cock appears for the first time since 2 July. But it is now fairly obvious why some of the food has been retrieved so quickly!
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2021-07-13 14-23-57 video - fourth feed with the cock appearing (briefly) at 4'47" with more food (which he does not leave!)

video - fourth feed with the cock appearing (briefly) at 4'47" with more food (which he does not leave!)

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2021-07-13 15-58-44 video -tearing at the cardboard and nibbling the polystyrene to get into the attic

video -tearing at the cardboard and nibbling the polystyrene to get into the attic

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2021-07-13 19-32-30 video - hen vs cock vole fight - a snippet I caught live

video - hen vs cock vole fight - a snippet I caught live

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