This photo is not the best, in fact, it's probably the worst image that we have ever put on our Facebook page. But it is not the quality that counts.
Through the murk, the bad light, the stick, and with a pig of a focus system, there is the second chick finally hatched at 20:40 after his 32 hour battle with his egg shell.
It was Friday morning, exactly nine weeks ago today that Monty finally accepted Glesni as his partner after a three day stand-off. Her determination to get her man was huge after scoping Monty out in 2012 and then realising that her luck was in this year when her Auntie Nora did not return. Seren, Blue FS, White UR and Elin went on their merry way, unharmed.
Most animals have a way of sorting conflict by subtle behaviours and communication without destroying each other. We've learned about aerodynamics and the principles of flight by studying birds for thousands of years so that now, we can fly too. With all that's going on in the world right now, maybe there are more lessons that birds could teach us?
