Now We Are Two (weeks old)

The six surviving Great Tit babies appear to be progressing well. They often spend time preening and flapping their tiny wings.

Now We Are Ten (days old)

How fast the Great Tit babies have grow in ten days:



Eyes are still closed but should be opening soon.

Grub Up

Feeding time in the Great Tit nest box:



Food gathering goes on from dawn to dusk with eight hungry beaks to feed.

Great Tit Nest - Final Count

For a short while this morning I was able to see clearly how many hungry beaks were begging to be fed. Finally I could see that all eight eggs did hatch. How the babies are growing. They are just seven days old but wings and feather marking are showing. If you are very quick and observant all eight can be seen after the title fades out.



The parents are obviously doing a grand job.

Four Hatched, Four to Go

Switched on the nest box monitor to find four of the Great Tit eggs had hatched. Both parents now working hard to feed their offspring. PaPa was having a good long look.




Notice how the adults are very careful to use the edge of the nest so as not to stand on their babies.