I missed shooting DAY 4 as the weather was terribly rainy and cool and I chose not to disturb the birds in such conditions. Since 48 hours have passed and the birds have developed sgnificant pigment and a more refined quill pattern.
Pentax K20D
,Pentax DA 35 2.8 Limited Macro 1/45s f/6.7 at 35.0mm iso100
full exif