The local population of house sparrows, robins, great tits,
blue tits and the resident magpies have been making the most of the mealworm
hand-outs in the garden recently.
And it seems to have benefitted the great tit chicks as they
are seemingly about to fledge.
They did hatch about a week before the blue tits, so it can
only mean that the garden could soon be without the chirps from hungry chicks –
unless of course the parents decide on a second brood.
If the great tit chicks are seen, then images will appear on
this blog in the coming weeks.
Unfortunately the great tits nested in a nest box without a
camera, after it was moved to a different box over winter, so there’s been no
opportunity to see them.
And while the blue tit nest box does have a working camera,
it has only produced limited clear video footage, up until today…
It looks like all eight blue tit eggs hatched and all eight
are doing very well. Fledging will probably be early next week, but here’s a
couple of pics of life today for them, including an early stretch of the wing
and flight feathers.
Fingers crossed both fledgings can be filmed or pictured,
and perhaps even one of two of them jumping on us, as they did a few years ago.
The robins and blackbirds could soon by showing off their
chicks soon, although with a pair of magpies with young, they would be wise to
keep well out of the larger birds’ pecking range.
With colour now emerging from all corners of the garden, it
just needs some warmer and sunny days so us humans can sit out and enjoy it
too.
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