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Monster chick…. and siblings
Wow…. I reckon a couple of the largest chicks will be ready to fledge this coming week….. they were climbing out of the nest ‘pit’ today...
May 22, 2010


There ARE still seven chicks!
I think a combination of hot weather and the mobility of the larger chicks has meant that some of the chicks have climbed a bit out of...
May 21, 2010


Mouse cam morning
My wood mouse has been in and out of my mouse cam box all morning…. he was even in there when I went to fill it up… I went to open it and...
May 21, 2010
Mouse Cam update
I’ve been out all day today, so left the camera running in the nestbox. All the sunflower seeds have been eaten though, so he’s been...
May 20, 2010


Hot chicks
Must have been hot in that nestbox today, especially if you were one of the smaller chicks trapped under all that nest material…. like a...
May 20, 2010


First visitor to Mouse cam!
I wasn’t really expecting to see mouse visitors during daylight hours, so when I happened to switch through some of the cams mid morning,...
May 19, 2010


Chick update 19th May
I have seen at least five chicks today. but some of the nest materials have been pulled over the top that it is now even more difficult...
May 19, 2010


Will 6 survive?
Have watched quite a lot of footage back today. Early on in the day, I thought I saw six chicks still alive, although there is quite a...
May 18, 2010


Wow! We have feathers!
My i-catcher feed went a bit haywire today and for some reason, it started putting in cross hairs. I was amazed when I watched the...
May 17, 2010


Garden Flora
So much is starting to flower in the garden now. The clematis is beautiful. Here are a few shots from this weekend.
May 16, 2010


Nestbox Update 16th May
Again, I have only been able to see six chicks again, so I presume one died at some point. What I am curious about is, do the adult birds...
May 16, 2010


Mouse Cam!
I have been thinking about how I could set up one of my other Gardenature cameras in the garden. I have one on a feeder at them moment,...
May 16, 2010


Nestbox update 15th May
Watching the footage back today, I think we may well only have 6 chicks now….. difficult to see as they are often obscured or not all...
May 15, 2010


New Camera Remote
I have been wanting to set up my camera in the field and then fire it remotely so I can take some pictures, close-up of Fern and Flynn...
May 15, 2010


New Fern images
Here are a few photos I have taken this week of Fern….
May 15, 2010


Mega food intake
No wonder those chicks grow quickly…. these blue tits are in and out at an amazing rate. The female has spent a little less time on the...
May 14, 2010
Nestbox Activity 13th May
Here is a short video sequence of the chicks over about a 20 minute period.
May 13, 2010


Now there are 7!
There are definitely seven hungry mouths opening today. The gapes are really bright yellow now and you can see some fluff appearing on...
May 13, 2010


Six chicks?????
I have watched the footage back today and can only see 6 chicks. I can’t see any eggs though, which is a bit confusing. Maybe the very...
May 12, 2010


One egg left…
I think there is only one egg left to hatch… difficult to see as the cup is so deep and all the chicks are spread over the remaining...
May 11, 2010


From my office window……
Fern & Flynn are still regular visitors and someone asked how close they are to the house…… tonight I took these shots from my office...
May 10, 2010
More eggs hatch….. part 2
Here are a couple of videos from today. The first one is shots over a 10 miute period in the nestbox. The second one clearly shows the...
May 10, 2010


More eggs hatch
Wow, have those blue tits been busy! They started at about 5.20am this morning and were active up until about 8pm tonight! Over the day,...
May 10, 2010
Blue tit chicks Video
Here is a little video clip of today’s activity. It is a montage of photos, run together, but I have the slide speed set a bit slow. Next...
May 9, 2010
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