Bluetit Diary    May 2003 (71)

 

 

Thursday 29th May, 2003

What on earth has happened to two of Fluffy's chicks?  Have they flown already?

Let's start at the beginning.  First thing, both boxes had their full complement of chicks.  Box1 had an early woodpecker visit, but as usual, no harm was done.

There are definitely five chicks here!

Another woodpecker visit doesn't cause the chicks to come to any harm.

Some of Fluffy's chicks are getting very bold and aggressive.  The bottom of the nest is getting flattened by their constant running around.

Whey-hey, hold it fellas!

On the right, you can see that there were still 5 chicks at a quarter past nine.

This is the last picture we have of Fluffy's complete brood.