{"id":2258,"date":"2016-07-07T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2016-07-07T12:42:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:42:47","slug":"swifts-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/?p=2258","title":{"rendered":"Swifts 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well looks like it has been another successful year for my annual Swift visitors, while they have not fledged yet they all look healthy and happy. \u00a0Here are a few photos to show their progression from ugly chicks to almost ready to leave the nest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27509782591_684ee94e35_h1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2259 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27509782591_684ee94e35_h1-744x506.jpg\" alt=\"27509782591_684ee94e35_h[1]\" width=\"744\" height=\"506\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/26972609364_1a34fe9348_h1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2260 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/26972609364_1a34fe9348_h1-744x541.jpg\" alt=\"26972609364_1a34fe9348_h[1]\" width=\"744\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yet again I have had some chick that prefer to sit in the loft insulation rather than the nest when they got a little bigger, although this year I think it was on of the parents just wanting a little space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118275_c0412922fe_h1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2261\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118275_c0412922fe_h1-744x479.jpg\" alt=\"28150118275_c0412922fe_h[1]\" width=\"744\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now they are just about ready to leave the nest and start on their long journey down to the South Sahara.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27907032925_0b21ca6e7d_h1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2262\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27907032925_0b21ca6e7d_h1-744x429.jpg\" alt=\"Swifts1\" width=\"744\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27465741174_1784e34d9f_k1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2263\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27465741174_1784e34d9f_k1-744x429.jpg\" alt=\"Swifts2\" width=\"744\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118195_bd3478bd42_h1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2264\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118195_bd3478bd42_h1-744x429.jpg\" alt=\"Swiifts 3\" width=\"744\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118195_bd3478bd42_h1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2265\" src=\"http:\/\/more-coffee.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/28150118195_bd3478bd42_h1-1-744x429.jpg\" alt=\"Swifts 4\" width=\"744\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well looks like it has been another successful year for my annual Swift visitors, while they have not fledged yet they all look healthy and happy. \u00a0Here are a few photos to show their progression from ugly chicks to almost ready to leave the nest. 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