The eyasses are starting to look spiffy! Well the oldest one is, but its siblings aren’t that far behind.

The parents have changed behavior now that the eyasses are older, just like last year. Both parents are now comfortable leaving the nest area for long periods of time, and yesterday food was brought to the nest, taken away and then brought back to the nest. I saw this last year just before the eyasses fledged.

The only thing I haven’t seen yet is the father bringing sparrows rather than pigeons. Last year, he switched from bringing dressed pigeons to bringing each eyass its own sparrow just before the eyasses fledged.

When you look at the three eyasses, you’ll see different quantities of down and different tail lengths. Using these two factors, you can guess as to who was born first, second and third.