After photographing the nest in the morning (see below post from today) I moved on to another nest at a similar stage. This site has been used every season since the first translocations; this is the fourth known successful use of this nest hole, each time with a different pair. I took plenty of photos and a video (link at the bottom of the post).
The parents were both present, and tried to call off their offspring. One of them was over half out of the hole, both legs were out, and I was sure he/she was going to take their first flight. Then they chickened out, backed into the hole and begged for more food. The nest could easily have fledged on the next visit about an hour later, but by then I was on my way home.
I had enough photos after one feeding visit, so next feeding visit I recorded a video.
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