Afternoon Videos - June 2

Lots going on in the feeding department right now - it's an overcast day, not too hot, and the ground is moist. I've noticed that the parents are bringing different things for the babies to eat now - some berries, a caterpillar - whereas before now, I'd only seen them bring worms.

The first video is the papa, the second video is the mama. The second video goes on a bit long, as the mama sticks around and plucks tiny insects or imaginary bits of fluff off the babies (much like human mamas do with their newborns!) but I let it go a bit longer because that's part of this whole fascinating experience as well.

In both of the videos, I think, you can see that their wings are starting to develop. Occasionally I see tiny birdie claws, too, but I don't think that's obvious on any of these videos.

The male has a darker head, and he is banded - that's how I tell them apart. The head colour is quite obvious once you know what you're looking for.

Papa Feeding:


Mama feeding: