Queens invite & our moorhen family

I caught these young sparrows talking on a fence this morning, I imagine  the one on the right is asking the one on the left  'what on earth are you doing?' 
and the one on the left replying
'Practicing bowing of course! I'm off to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen!

Here are our moorhen family who were out searching for food in the orchard this morning. It is the first time I have seen all 4 chicks and their parents out of the water on the grass together. They have really grown and are still quite fluffy