Three Chicks on 9th May 2012

The Female leaving the nest tray. And, the female returning on 9th May 2012

Third chick

This morning the female went out for a few minutes and there was an egg and three chicks !

Still two chicks

This morning we had our first chance to take a picture of the two chicks.

Second chick

The second chick hatched around 3-30pm today.

breakfast

This morning the male had caught and plucked breakfast which the female collected and fed a small portion to the 15 hour old chick. Usually she would remove the carcass from the tray, but she chose to incubate the remaining eggs immediately, as number two should be hatching soon. So the prey is clearly visible by her side.

first chick

Just before eight o'clock this morning the female left the nest for a short while to collect some food that the male brought back for her.   This allowed us to see the first chick..........hopefully there will be some more later?

egg shell

There was an eggshell late this afternoon so it looks like we might have a chick!