Wednesday 1 June 2011

Baby Great Tits now 12 Days Old

Just a quick snapshot of the nest. The chicks now have their eyes open and are getting quite plump.

Great Tit Chicks 12 Days Old

They flex their wings from time to time and use them to lift themselves higher when food arrives. All four chicks seem to be progressing well.

10 comments:

  1. They certainly grow quick John. Soon be leaving the nest.

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  2. It really is amazing how much they have changed in such a short time John. Their parents are obviously doing a very good job.

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  3. It is Jan. I can see patterned wing feathers now. I guess only having four to feed has helped.

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  4. Hi John,
    Don`t blink too much, otherwise you might miss that precious moment of fledging!
    J
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  5. Wonderful to see that all is well! Are the two unhatched eggs still in the nest or have they been tossed out? Four new little birds nearly ready to meet the outside world!

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  6. How sweet! I took a peek into my titbox the other day only to find it was full of bumblebees! - not entirely bad news!

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  7. Hello Glo. Yes the two eggs are still in there. There is no way the adults could lift them up to the entrance hole.

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  8. They are Matron. Proper miniature Great Tits now. Last year I had the Blue Tit box taken over by a wasp.

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  9. Hello John. I read that they had fooled you this year. At least I can see what is going on inside which might give me a reasonable chance.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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