Blue Tit Eggs Hatch Out
Last week I noticed that the bird box had a blue tit nesting in it with 10 blue tit eggs inside.
Today when the family and I were playing football with my 3 year old nephew, we saw alot of movement around the nest box. I carefully climbed onto a chair and peered through the hole to see very, very tiny beaks.
The eggs have obviously hatched and the parents are feeding the chicks. Both parents could be seen flying backwards and forwards to the nest. It was very exciting.
I’m afraid I did not get a photograph as I didn’t want to disturb the blue tits and make them abandon their young. If the parents did abandon the chicks then the young would most certainly die as the chicks appeared to be newly hatched.
We didn’t stay long in the garden as we didn’t want to disturb the birds any more so we went to the paddock to fly my nephews kite which was great fun.
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Birds Blue Tits Chicks eggs Hatching Nests
Amazing! We haven’t been graced with any nests in the area. Hope you get a pic of those babies as they mature!
Comment by Michelle — May 29, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Hi Michelle,
When I peeped in I could just glimpse the tiniest of beaks. It was amazing. I hope to get photo footage soon. Thanks for your comment.
Sara @ Farming Friends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — May 29, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
Hi Sara and FF,
Great news that you managed to get some Blue tits to come and raise their brood. To get over the trouble of possibly disturbing your birds by getting a Nestbox camera. We got one from Handykam Nest boxes .They were a great buy and we managed watch Gtits this year without disturbing them too. It would be good for the blog too. However, this is excellant anyway
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Simon Brown - East Sussex
Comment by Simon Brown — June 15, 2007 @ 8:54 pm
Hi Simon,
Thanks so much for the comment and the compliment. The handykam looks great and I think I will add it to my birthday list. Thanks for sharing a great idea.
Sara @ Farming Friends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — June 15, 2007 @ 9:33 pm