The thing about predation among animals is that without the predators, the gene pool of those who are hunted would weaken and the prey would just eventually would die out from diseases or just weak genes, or starvation. Predators are a necessary part of nature. They keep the balance. Here, we have hunting season for Deer because otherwise so many of them would die from starvation over the winters from lack of food, there are just too many deer and not enough wild land to support the ever expanding deer populations. People complain that deer are destroying their gardens, yet they don't like to see them hunted and demand that something be done about the over population of deer. There are no predators left in most of the states, so too many deer, not enough land to support them, and so it goes. It is the same with many birds .. and other animals. Okay, end of rant about the natural of order of things. I love this picture .. it's like a benediction, a blessing of the young, the nest, and the house that supports the nest. Gorgeous.

A fantastic photo of adult and chicks. You are very lucky to have access to them!

A lovely moment! Well captured.