Bluetit Diary    May 2003 (55)

 

 

Thursday 22nd May (part 3)

Flash is getting to be a real bully.  If he is hungry when mealworm are put into the feeder, he stays on the feeder eating mealworms and chasing away not only other bluetits but also robins!  Occasionally a robin does sneak in and pinch one but they don't stop on the feeder while Flash is there.  He is also losing most of his top head feathers, as many bluetits do at this time of year, which adds to his already fearsome appearance!

Look at my wing!

Fluffy thinks she is sitting on all her chicks, but one is still loose.

Fluffy tries to do some remedial work - which only seems to make matters worse - now 2 chicks are semi-detached!.

She managed to get them sorted by the time we switched on the following morning.