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All four nestlings emerged on schedule:

The oldest nestling was ready for feeding almost immediately, even with unopened eyes:

As any infant will tell you, holding your head up is hard work:

But doing only half the job won’t get you fed:

They’re just starting to make little chirps, so this isn’t nearly as raucous as you might think:

The adults seem to have no trouble bringing an endless stream of worms, insects, and unidentifiable organisms from the yard and garden.

Go, birds, go!