Did you know that there's also a 24/7 livestream of this nest box?
It's here - • Live Nest Box Camera 2...
A relatively drama free day compared to the last few days. We started the day with 5 chicks and thankfully ended the day with 5 chicks. No magpies took an unwelcome interest in the box. (If you missed that particular nightmare yesterday click here - • 15th May 2021 - Magpie... and look for the timestamp in the description).
Our male is getting even more assertive. He really wants to feed the chicks himself and has been giving some not so subtle hints to the female that she should move out of the way. This is a little different from the timid male we first met when he was getting thrown out of the box everyday by the female just a few weeks ago.
The male seems to be feeding the chicks with small bits of food very often and he is the caterpillar finder. The female serves food less often but she is the queen of finding big flies and spiders.
Our next milestone should be on Tuesday or Wednesday when we expect the chicks eyes to start opening.
More tomorrow...
Things used to make these videos:
In box Camera - Green Feathers wired IP camera
www.green-feathers.co.uk/coll... - Use discount code UKposts10 for 10% off non-discounted Green Feathers products across their website
Nest box - Garden Nature side view box
gardenature.co.uk/product/sid...
Streaming software - OBS
FREE to download at obsproject.com/download
Editing software - Davinci Resolve 17
FREE to download at www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
External Camera - Sony A6400 with 18 -105mm F4 lens
Streaming hardware - Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2012 and 2018