THE BIRD BOX CAMERA 2000 - PAGE 3
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2 MAY 00 - DAY 15 Notice how two of the chicks are much larger than the others. Whether these are the two who fought over the caterpillar can only be speculated on! |
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DAY 15 Let's see if a bit of intimidation helps...... |
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DAY 15 .......obviously did, so let's get just a bit more aggressive! |
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4 MAY 00 - DAY 17 I'm bigger than you (well almost). |
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DAY 17 FEED ME!!! (5 times over) |
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DAY 17 After dusk, all is now quiet. Notice that the female no longer roosts in the nest. |
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DAY 18 One of the larger chicks tries out its wings. |
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DAY 18 One chick prepares for take off. |
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DAY 18 In flight. |
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DAY 18 I enjoyed that! |
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DAY 18 The other larger one spreads its wings. |
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DAY 18 Having undertaken a brief test flight, lands safely on brothers' and sisters' heads. Compared with the previous view, they seem to be keeping a low profile! |
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6 MAY 00 - DAY 19 All but the smallest fledged at dawn; the smallest remained for a couple of hours longer and was fed once by a parent, then it too departed. |
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