I've mentioned before that broodies here just drift away from their broods when they think the time is right, and a few days back that Paprika had initiated it with her Sept brood, as she was ignoring their cheeps. I've since seen them together again, including this morning, and I got a snap. Filing it reminded me that she carried on reuniting periodically with her Sept 2023 brood even when they were as big or bigger than her!
She really is an exceptional broody.
