Day 16
Day 16 — Regular male feeding visits throughout; 4 chicks confirmed in single frame

Female on the nest at 02:00, continuous overnight. At 06:17 she departs; the cup is empty at 07:08. At 07:32 she is on the shelf beside the nest, facing the cup. A male enters the cup briefly at 07:48 with no chicks visible in that clip. She is back brooding by 08:20. At 08:37 one chick is visible in the cup alongside the male. By 09:55 multiple chicks are visible with at least one gaping. The female holds the cup nearly without break through mid-morning. A relief event at 11:38 briefly exposes the cup; the 11:39 and 11:45 clips show several pinkish chicks unattended, some gaping. The male makes multiple feeding visits through the late morning — 10:32, 11:05–11:06, 12:33–12:35 — each time with chick gapes visible. At 13:15–13:16 both adults are at the nest simultaneously, with chick gapes visible between them. An empty-nest clip at 13:42 shows 3 chicks. Feeding activity continues at a similar pace through the afternoon. The male is at the cup at 14:16–14:17 with chicks gaping. At 15:00:37, after both adults leave the cup, 4 pinkish chicks with open mouths are clearly visible — the highest confirmed count in today’s footage. The male makes additional…
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