No that we can have a look what's happening up the Cathedral Tower I have a made a slideshow of the juvie who was with the female who brought in prey upthere. He was so eager to get it and thought he could indeed pluck it, the female left it to him and flew off. Have it your way. I'm sure she must have watched him from a point we can not see. He tried it very raptorial, and at some point even stood on top of the poor headless bird, but he did not manage to get it's feathers off. And then caused by all the fuzzing around the prey to fell down the tower. Ahhhh. He just looked down ver disappointed. And then started preening and finally he laid down and fell asleep in the sun. A sweet little babybird he still his, has a lot of learning to do.
And then around 13:10 the two nestlings got a visit from their big brother 004. And from that moment there was action in the nestbox, like some kind of a hurricane this one was hopflapping on the edge. Finally the three juvies took an afternoon nap together and off he was again.
A somewhat quiet day at Derby. The 2 in the nestbox did hardly engage in any action , but had a lazy day. And why not. They are not ready yet to fledge. From the start the 4th eyas was left a little behind comparing to the other ones. It is interesting to notice that in these 4 hatchlings there has been a hierachy in which the 4th eyas was indeed the last one. Even in feeding. First I thought the female was giving him food when all the others have eaten to give him a bit more, but hat was not the case. The fourth eyas stayed behind out of him self. He still does. Not wanting or daring to stand upfront when food arrives, no he did a step back and waited his turn. I have seen many times him getting no food at all because everything was gone. Many times I saw how he then started nibbling the toes of his parents which is a begging gesture. But parents do not answer to this behaviour when they have just been feeding. And flew off leaving him with an empty stomach. Being born days after the first one and not getting the amount of food the others did makes him being a bit behind. But never mind.
Still he is a grown up juvie now but it takes him a bit longer to reach the fledging point. When you watch closely you will see he still lets the other juvie go first when Dad or Mum arrives with food. I'm sure he will change this behaviour very soon in that of a raptor: excuse me, get out of my way, I'm first thank you! He has to !
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