Three Downy Red-tailed Hawk Nestlings Perk Up For Breakfast As 4th Egg Hatches - April 26, 2022 

Many viewers seem distraught by the sibling rivalry, unequal feeding, etc. There is no cause for alarm. #3 is newly hatched. Because they grow so fast he simply looks smaller. He’s fine, it takes a few days to refine motor skills, & get better at grabbing food. The hawks & falcons are quite good at getting them all fed. Remember, this clip only shows one feeding. They don’t all eat every time, nor do they need to. 20 minutes after this clip, there is probably another feeding, which isn’t shown. In a few days they will settle down the pecking. All get fed, & barring some event, all will be fine. The adults will not do anything about sibling aggression, they simply don’t have that sort of cognitive reasoning. It will cease quickly here. Don’t watch bald eagles or Osprey if it bothers you. They will kill or starve siblings if food gets scarce. I’ve often wondered why the USA picked the eagle as their symbol, it can only be because size matters, & the white head is impressive. The falcons are much better at exhibiting the traits we find desirable as a society.

Yawned when one of the chicks yawned. So cute sleepy heads.

This is just so amazing to be able to watch the care of baby hawk chicks. We are so lucky to see this.

Love hawk blessings

It always amazes me how gentle they can be you've been feeding their babies. She is so beautiful💞

Wow... I missed it last year with 4? Amazing!

That little yawn and allopreen from mum at the start is just 💗

Oh we have the bully! But Red’s kids usually get better at being buds.

Love to watch the little fuzzy chicks. I am anxious to see #4.

This is so awesome to watch... so far so good !

These hawklets look like little bouncing ping-pong balls 😅.

I've watched for enough years to have stopped worrying about the littlest ones. They survive ---or they don't. This is the largest brood in years, so it will be a pleasant surprise if they all fledge and survive to breeding age.

She seems to be feeding the front right one a lot more! He seemed to peck his siblings too! Wonder if this 4th egg will hatch and if so whether it’ll become breakfast! Does anyone know how many are likely to survive?

Oh, awesome, the fourth egg will hatch! I was kinda wondering if it would turn out to be inviable

#4 will need a helmet. I've seen enough of the youngest getting pecked to near death. Good luck, little one! ❤

I see the 4th egg. but not hatched. Hope the mom does something about the bully one. Will it kill its own sibling?

I can hardly watch with the L1 pecking the other 2 & the middle one not getting much. I know this is nature.... so I pray #4 WILL get a helmet ⛑ 🪖 & all 4 survive.... it will be a record!! 🥰😍🤩💜❤💕💝

At 1:40 " Hey, where'd our blanket go?"

The smallest chick in back isn't getting very much to eat. It's survival of the fittest I observe. What survival chance does the as-yet unhatched chick have?

Welcome to my world!

I can't see the 4th one

How many eaglets are in the nest?

Ugh, so hard to watch this relentless aggression by L1. Hoping this phase passes quickly.

Sibling rivalry not cool and upsetting. The Mother needs to knock him out of the way.

Ya got some schmutz on your face! (at 6:10)

L1 needs a time out ! Concerned about the littlest chick (L3?) - it looks weak & sickly to me. Do you think it will survive? What are the red/pink 'abrasions' some of them have ??

Resembles what they are when their older....mean and ruthless. 😐

又在欺負弱小了.