They were like these when I first sighted them.
And about five days later, they had more than doubled in size.
A parent was seen to spring clean the nest as usual.
Food now includes fruit, not whole though.
This papa had a strange habit of walking over its chicks, to the right, then to the left.
Mama finally returned with a catch.
I was hopping to capture both parents in action at the nest but repeat observations had it that one parent would actually fly off just as the other arrived, so there was no opportunity for intimate family portrait!
The normal crying for food occurred although so far it looked like one seemed to have more than its fair share.
A flustered looking mama perhaps dispensing harsh reproach?!
An opportunity to compare and appreciate parent and chick back feathers.
Papa returned with the standard insect prey.
And he did it again, walking all over his chicks.
Perhaps it's his way to cosy up to his young.
And in the process ruffled some feathers!
It was rather fascinating how these palm leaves had grown just over a few days and provided excellent backdrop to these photo opps.
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