All our birds are fine. The magpie made a brief return to the box today (2:30) and stuck it's beak into the nest again. These birds are smart enough to watch for the parents to leave. Fortunately it looks as though the chicks have learned to duck and cover since Sunday's excitement.

Just when you think that everything's OK a woodpecker shows up (7:42) and decides to have a go as well! You'll notice a much more pointed beak on this particular intruder. There will be a box inspection tomorrow morning to see if the woodpecker has left any marks. The metal plate around the entrance hole has been proved to be worth the extra £3.99 so far!

Other than the brief drama it's been another good day for the family. We still have five chicks and a couple of the slightly bigger guys are starting to flex their muscles a little bit. Can't help thinking that in their current slightly feathered, slightly pink, bulging eyes state of growing up that they are from a Tim Burton film!

More tomorrow...


Things used to make these videos:

In box Camera - Green Feathers wired IP camera
https://www.green-feathers.co.uk/coll... - Use discount code YOUTUBE10 for 10% off non-discounted Green Feathers products across their website

Nest box - Garden Nature side view box
https://gardenature.co.uk/product/sid...

Streaming software - OBS
FREE to download at https://obsproject.com/download

Editing software - Davinci Resolve 17
FREE to download at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...

External Camera - Sony A6400 with 18 -105mm F4 lens
Streaming hardware - Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2012 and 2018