Starlings nesting in the ash tree

 Drew set up a video camera to capture footage of birds nesting in the ash tree because all we could see was bird poop on our deck.

The old woodpecker nest hole in the ash tree has been taken over by Starlings who are raising chicks.  We have no idea how old the chicks are, but figure that they are within 10 days of fledging as the entire nesting period is about 21-23 days. Here is a screen grab from the video that shows a parent bringing food to chicks. We cannot see the chicks as, unlike the woodpeckers that have nested here previously, they cannot climb the walls of the cavity.

Another screen grab from video footage shows a parent flying from the nest after tending to the young.