Bums up

I think this must be daddy sparrow.  Watched him as he exited from the roof space and flew onto a branch for birdy ablutions.  Lot's of preening and fluffing.  I guess it's pretty hard to stretch out and preen well in such cramped nest space.

I can clearly hear the light chirping from the path - I guess the young ones can't be too far from fledging.  Coming out into daylight is going to be a shock to their poor wee eyes - all they've known is the relative darkness of a roof cavity.  As soon as they've gone thugh, I'll be nailing the roof iron back down!