Five eggs & spot the birdie

Spot The birdie

May eve, and the revelation of what I had already suspected - a fifth egg to complete the clutch - saw me wondering a big wonder; how on earth could there possibly be enough room in the nest to accommodate that many nestlings? It seemed absolutely rammed full with just three last time, and I am keen to see how such a large brood gets on. Will nature get nasty this time; will I see chicks starve, fall out of the nest, become sickly and die? I am considering getting a stock of meal-worms to leave out in a dish in the back garden. I am softhearted - no impassive recording of nature for me. I have become involved, invested, call it what you will. It is irresistable.

The above image was shot through the net curtain and approximates what I will be getting to see every day now while incubation takes place. Actually, the view I have is a damn site clearer than this would lead you to beleive, but you can make out the star of the show if you squint.