Waiting

Mum waiting for  her babies to fledge.  Both Mum and Dad have been sitting on top of the nest box all day calling in the hope of encouraging their brood to emerge.  I saw beaks eagerly accepting food yesterday but no sign of hungry beaks today.  Both parents look so dejected and even now at 7pm I fear the worst and feel guilty for not being around to top up the bird feeders.  

Maybe we are spoiling our birds for feeding them all year round but when they have become used to a ready supply, particularly when  rearing youngsters then they expect it  so I do feel sad for them this evening.