Day 14 — Day N — First full day with chicks; multiple feedings, one egg still in the cup

The female sits the nest continuously through the overnight hours, visible in monochrome IR on both Tapo and sunroom cameras from 00:13 onward. Position shifts are minor and the cup contents stay occluded. First daylight activity comes at 06:13, when she shifts and an egg is briefly visible. A short relief at 06:19 shows eggs in the cup before she returns. Between 06:27 and 06:30, a male with red plumage on head and chest appears at the rim and on the adjacent shelf — courtship feeding visits — while she remains in the cup. By 07:16, two pale eggs are visible during a brief absence; at 07:27 and 07:29, a single egg is visible. At 07:48–07:52, two chicks are clearly visible in the cup, the first unambiguous chick views of the day. Through mid-morning, the male visits repeatedly (08:54, 10:24, 11:35–11:38, 13:01–13:04). Chick gapes appear in several clips (10:21, 10:24, 10:29, 11:36, 13:51, 14:00). At 11:14 and 11:20, both an egg and chicks are visible together — hatching still in progress. At 12:44, a relief departure reveals one egg and multiple chicks in the cup. Afternoon brings continued brooding with intermittent chick views. At 15:04 the female is off and…

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