Here we go again, the daily pigeon soap. One hour later than usual, but Mom brought in a just caught pigeon. And the three rascals took it immediately, pulled and pushed in into the nestbox. No doubt load screaming. And there they where, with the headless pigeon. One stood on top of it. It all looked very raptorial real, but the problem was that it stopped there. They just don't have a clou how to get to the meat with all those darn feathers around it.
Mom walked behind them to the nestbox and just stood there watching. Looking into the cam as if she was thinking, they'don't know what to do, but I will teach them a lesson once more.
And again she did the right thing. She left.
The little male was right behind here and screamed to her, but she had enough, she flew off.
And it took a long time before she came back. Only one of the juvi's had managed to get a bite out of the neckwound of the poor pigeon. The other two just laid themselves down on the ledge. No meal today.
How educational. They do watch when she is plucking. They have to learn it that way. It's clearly not instinctive, this plucking affair. I've seen more nestlings having big problems with plucking. But once they have thorn off a few feathers it's bingo, that's the way. I wonder how long it will take these three.
In the meantime it is hilarious
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