I'm so proud of my babies

[janey]

Today, my babies took their first shaky steps on the road to independance.

 

I'm so proud of them, yet I'm so sad at the same time to see them leaving me behind.

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier this afternoon, my brood of blue tits nesting outside of my kitchen window officially fledged

 

I've had a fantastic view of the nest box and I've spent far too much time watching the parents intially ferrying in nesting material and then bringing endless beakfulls of caterpillars to the growing chicks. They've all survived an attempted raid by a squirrel and the interest of next door's cat. And today, four of the cutest bundles of yellow grey fluff left the nest.

 

Straight into the pishing rain! I don't think they were overly impressed by their welcome to the world as at least one of them headed back to the nestbox.

[sean]

Today, my babies took their first shaky steps on the road to independance.

 

I'm so proud of them, yet I'm so sad at the same time to see them leaving me behind.

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier this afternoon, my brood of blue tits nesting outside of my kitchen window officially fledged

 

I've had a fantastic view of the nest box and I've spent far too much time watching the parents intially ferrying in nesting material and then bringing endless beakfulls of caterpillars to the growing chicks. They've all survived an attempted raid by a squirrel and the interest of next door's cat. And today, four of the cutest bundles of yellow grey fluff left the nest.

 

Straight into the pishing rain! I don't think they were overly impressed by their welcome to the world as at least one of them headed back to the nestbox.

 

wheres the bloody photos then?

[Lorry thompson]

Haha I've fancied one of those birdboxes with a little camera in would be nice to watch them:biggrin:

[skyhuck]

Thats great news!!!

 

The nesting season must be over and we can crack on without concern!!!!!!!!!!

[janey]

wheres the bloody photos then?

 

Er...

 

They'd be the pics I haven't gotten around to taking in over three weeks of thinking about it, wouldn't they?

 

They're small and impossibly cute, that's all you need to know. More so that the ones you usually see as they're MINE

[Graham]

Found a little blue tit in the road today. Just fledged and soaking wet. Put him in the hedge but don't fancy his chances much.