Outgrowing the nest

Well, it is just 8 days since I photographed these 2 after they hatched.

On April 29th they took up about a quarter of the nest. Now they are outgrowing it.

I will probably post 2 or 3 more in the next week, as I expect them to leave the nest in a week or so.

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[Cassandra Hoffmann]

OMG NO WAY!! Check them out! That's insane! They must be getting fed steroid filled worms lol.

[Sean O'Neill]

@ozziehoffy LOL Cassandra. Dad is almost permanently out hunting!!

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

@seanoneill lol well they're not exactly the smallest of birds... bet they take a lot of food each day!

[Megsy]

WOW - they grow very quickly - awesome to witness their daily life.

[Livia]

They are so big already! Thank you for the update, Sean. 8)

[Sean O'Neill]

@megsy @myautofocuslife You are both very welcome.

[Terry H]

AWWWWWWW they are so sweet and that's a beautiful nest! Can't wait to see the upcoming pics!

[Lisa]

Very cute.

[David]

My goodness, what are you feeding them on?!

[Andreas]

Cool to follow the progress

[Smitha]

Totally enjoying seeing their progress. Thank you for sharing.

[Sharon Lee]

Loving these intimate looks

[Sean O'Neill]

@thendrix58 @lizzy_lu123 @yrhenwr @primitiveprobe @smithak @sugarmuser Thanks all. David, Like me, they are well fed and watered!

[Corinne]

what you don't know is that the mother was an ostrich....

[Sean O'Neill]

@cocobella Lol Corinne, that explains the damage to my greenhouse!!

[Corinne]

@seanoneill ;) be prepared ...it's not finished !

[Helen]

Amazing how quickly the feathers appear. Another interesting shot!

[Sheli]

Wonder if they will recognise each other out in the big wide world once they fly the nest.

[ladyjane]

Wow, they grow so fast. Mom and dad have been very thorough with their feeding. @cocobella LOL

[Sean O'Neill]

@cocobella @elsbels @sheliwithani @ladyjane Thank you all, and for the Fav Helen. Good question Sheli!

[Zuzana]

Oh such a great news!!! They are growing so fast!

[MG Perkins]

If you're lucky they'll be like college kids and come home to live with you again in a few years ....

[Sabine]

love how you can get so close to these little chicks. Looking forward to the updates.

[Sean O'Neill]

@zuzana @redsockbluesock @sabine Thanks all. MG, that made me laugh!!

[Anja]

Incredible how fast they grow!

[Alison Tomlin]

Hurray - they made it! How fascinating to watch them.

[Myrna O'Hara]

They are getting so big, thanks for the updates.

[Reva]

Man, they are growing up so fast! Cool pic. :)

[Sean O'Neill]

@stiggle @fueast @sailingmusic @reva Thanks one and all.

[Ann Jones]

This is becoming a super series of captures.
Some crows have nested in one of our chimneys and we can hear them on the other side of the wall behind our bed. Boy do they make a noise at around six o'clock in the morning! I'd much rather have blackbirds nesting there!!