Olive-backed Sunbird feeding their 2 x 11 day old chicks.

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marc

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This is a follow up to a submission I posted a few weeks ago here:

We're proud parents to 2 baby Olive-backed Sunbirds.

Pleased as punch to host 2 newly hatched Olive-backed Sunbirds in our Palm Cove backyard. It was 15 days incubation and now another 15 days till they fly the nest. In around 6-8 days we'll get to see their tiny faces. They become highly susceptible to attack from the local Butcher birds, so I...
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Sadly on that 3rd attempt to start a family, the 2 chicks died on the 5th and 6th day respectively.

Here mum has dragged out the lifeless body of the first chick (@5 days) to eradicate it from the nest.

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Happy to report their 4th attempt to raise a family has been progressing far better. (y)
The 2 chicks are now 11 days old and within 4/6 days of fledging the nest.
My backyard, Palm Cove Far Nth Qld, Australia.


The male delivering a juicy spider.

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The female's turn to deliver breakfast.

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Cheers
Marc
 
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