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4 hungry mouths to feed!

May 20, 2015 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower

Lisa Reh Reports:

Mystery and Caster have been very busy with 4 hungry mouths to feed! Both parents are actively hunting and taking turns caring for the babies. On May 13, the breakfast feed could have been a crow judging by the large leg bone and foot draped over the balcony and the mound of black feathers in the nest! Mystery caught a seagull last year so it’s not surprising if she took out a crow, especially if it was too close to the nest. There are many coloured feathers from many feeds and a few wings that are in the nest box showing how hungry these young ones are and how hard Mystery and Caster must hunt to keep them fed. The chicks have pretty much doubled in size in a little over a week and are growing fast! One brave baby was outside in the sunshine on the balcony at about 3:30 today while his three siblings huddled just inside the box. The chicks are now very mobile and they all rushed out to the balcony to greet Mystery as she brought another feed just before 5:00. There’s lots of sibling squabbling over the food. Grackle was on the menu tonight!


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