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!
Let's see if a bit of intimidation helps......
.......obviously did, so let's get just a bit more aggressive!
I'm bigger than you (well almost).
FEED ME!!! (5 times over)
After dusk, all is now quiet. Notice that the female no longer roosts in the nest.
One of the larger chicks tries out its wings.
One chick prepares for take off.
In flight.
I enjoyed that!
The other larger one spreads its wings.
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!
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.