Decorah N2B 17/04/18

There were peeks at D26's and D27's already stuffed crops before this long feeding started and more views throughout the feeding. D28 was slow to come to the table but a look at his or her crop after the feeding that is three times the size of his or her head or close to it gives a strong hint as to why D28 may have lacked some initial enthusiasm. I used fast motion for some of Mom's nest aeration between peeks of D28's crop after the feeding.
0:11 The nestlings are pointedly underwhelmed when Dad drops down to the nest empty taloned
0:58 D26 lifts his or her head to check out what Dad is doing
1:03 D27 pops up to preen
1:29 D26 sits up in the chow line displaying an already full crop
1:32 D27 waddles to the chow line
2:08 D28 pops up to beak bop D26 who responds in kind and D28 lies down in submission
2:27 Dad starts feeding giving the first bite to D27
2:52 at the bottom of the screen three of D26's pin feathers can be seen (the pin feathers are in tubular keratin sheaths)
3:31 there is a good profile look at D26's crop
4:24 there is a good profile look at D27's crop
6:42 D26 does a poop shoot straight at the camera which fortunately misses the glass housing
6:50 D26 waddles back to the table giving another view of his or her stuffed crop
7:15 D27 sits up giving another view of his or her stuffed crop
9:27 the nestlings ignore Mom when she flies into the nest empty taloned
9:33 Mom gets in Dad's face and tea kettles
10:49 Mom steps closer to Dad and gives him a slight bump
10:51 Dad disappears from the view as Mom moves into feeding position
11:12 Mom offers a few bites but eats them herself when there are no takers
11:48 D27 starts taking bites from Mom
13:23 D28 pops up to preen taking some breaks to check out the feeding
14:22 D26 preens
14:32 D26 pushes closer to the food bar and gets some bites
15:26 D28 does a warble followed by some quick preening
15:52 D28 does another warble as D26 sits up then lies back down
17:23 D28 reaches over his or her siblings for bite but only gets a taste
19:02 Mom gives D28 his or her first bite but it's too big so he or she drops it and Mom picks it up
19:26 Mom offers D28 the dropped bite and this time D28 manages to some of it and D28 starts participating in the feeding
D27 sits up giving view of his or her huge crop
23:01 D28 manages to swallow a huge bite
25:19 D27 sits up to preen and D28 sits up tall which gives a full view of D27's crop with the top of D28's being visible
25:53 D28 does a poop shoot aimed at the camera but it is a small one
26:25 there is a good profile view of D27's monster crop
27:32 Mom feeds D26 the last bite of the feeding
Mom moves around to the front of the nest cup to aerate the grass
28:30 the top of D28's cropzilla comes into view