Bluetit Diary    May 2003 (34)

 

 

Friday 16th May (part 2)

Fred is back only two minutes later with some more food!  This time he has a mealworm from our feeder.

She appears strangely reluctant to take it.  Perhaps she wants something more suitable for her newly hatched chick?

In the first image, you can see Fantail moving aside so that Fred can see the chick.  This may be the first time he has seen it.

What's that then?

Here Fantail seems to be waiting for Fred to come back.

Eventually, she gets fed up with waiting and leaves the nest.

Still just the one egg hatched.

"Isn't it pretty!  Is it a boy or a girl?"

Food for the hatchling.

More eggshell!  An hour after the first egg hatched!