Nestbox view

I've hinted that this day will come and it finally did - one of the chicks has hit the front of the camera with its feces thus obscuring our view. Here's the smeary picture:

Banding has been scheduled for next Thursday, May 21. We'll clean the lens when we access the ledge that day. Unfortunately, until then we won't have a clear look at the chicks. More details on the banding later this week.

Luckily, I did capture an image to document their size at 2 weeks of age before the privacy shield was put up(!):