Both parents have been busy feeding the chicks. A lovely warm day in Edinburgh has ensured plenty of grubs and insects for the young
5 chicks thriving
5 Great Tits hatched 14.5.16
Both parents have been feeding the young brood. The male bird passes food to the female to feed the young ones.
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
7 or 8 chicks have hatched. The parent birds have been very busy feeding their brood.
The chicks have fledged
The chicks spent the night by themselves again and around dawn they fledged. Both parents and fledglings have left the garden.
Chicks still hanging around
All six chicks are still in the box. They spent the night by themselves for the first time. The sun is shining today for the first time in ages and the parent birds are making vaiant attempts to get the chicks out of the nest box. Tempting food is brought to the mouth of the box and the chicks are able to fly to the mouth but lack the courage to leave. The parent birds eventually bring some food into the nest box.
6 chicks still being fed
All six chicks are still being fed by both parents, albeit reluctantly. Both parents have been trying to tempt the chicks to leave the nest box by offering caterpillars at the mouth of the box. The chicks respond by flapping their wings and creating a tremendous din. The parent bird eventually give in and enters the nest box to feed the young. The weather has picked up and is a perfect day to leave the nest box.
Our growing nestlings
The young nestlings are keeping the parent birds very busy. Feeding starts around 5am and continues till after 9pm. The parents are doing extremely well as all six chicks are thriving.
The chicks are growing fast
Two photos of the young brood.
Heron in the Water of Leith
This heron was caught fishing in the Water of Leith behind the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
