Paul and I just came in from checking the box and all four nestlings are doing well and growing like weeds. At Wildcare today, I feed a brood of 5 who were brought in last week. I have a new-found respect (awe, really) for what the parents do because they ate and ate and ate and ate. Of all the birds that I've feed there, they definitely ate the most for birds of their size. I would call even the Blue Jays "dainty" (how often are Blue Jays considered that!?) compared to their blue brethren.
They look about ready to fledge although they were still inside. I'd love for them to be released here, but I'm sure that the powers-that-be have other plans for them. Plus, I'm not sure if Mama and Papa are quite prepared to take on another brood of 5 plus their own. If they were closer in age, it might be possible, but I don't think that they should be distracted from their little ones.
There are 2 photos today: 1 & 2. Look at how much bigger they are from just 2 days ago.
