And other stories from the garden
Posted in NestCam on May 23rd, 2008
All seven chicks have fledged!
It happened quite suddenly this morning. One or two more adventurous chicks spent the early part of the morning fluttering up to the hole and looking out. After only seeing the inside walls of nesting box for their entire lives this must have been quite a revelation for them.
Then one made […]
Posted in NestCam on May 19th, 2008
Wow, that’s some meal. But what goes in…
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Posted in NestCam on May 16th, 2008
The chicks look like little blue tits now, fully feathered and winged. Lots of wing stretching and trampling on the others going on. There are still 7, but 1 or 2 look much smaller and weaker, so even if they fledge sadly they probably won’t last long.
https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20080515.flv
Posted in NestCam on May 14th, 2008
The chicks are growing at a tremendous rate. They have more feathers, their eyes are open and they’re starting to look more cute! There are still 7 of them, though it’s usually pretty difficult to count more than 6 at a time. Karma and Buzz continue to feed very frequently and have to remove poo […]
Posted in NestCam on May 10th, 2008
The weather’s been pretty hot over the last few days and the chicks appear to be suffering in the heat. They’re becoming more mobile and are crawling out of the crowded nest cup, presumably for coolness. Unfortunately the tree the box is in isn’t as heavily leafed as we thought it would be by the […]