Passing down Kākariki Spur on Jan 4th, and saw Wilma feed her babies! Needless to say they're named Pebbles and Bam-Bam. I saw just saw the tips of their beaks popping up to receive the next tasty morsels. It appeared there were two of them. It seems the estimate of Xmas Day hatching was about right.
Some photos of the nest from the last couple of weeks; the babies are growing rapidly.
Jan 13th
Looks like Wilma, the chicks will be under her wing presumably, Jan 17th
Jan 17th
Jan 21st - growing rapidly
I passed by the nest a few times on 20th, 21st and 23rd and did not see either parent. The nestlings will be requiring a lot of food and probably both parents are spending a lot of time hunting. The nestlings are pretty noisy and periodically screech for a time. They don't sound much different to their parents, just a bit quieter.
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