Bluetit Diary    May 2016 (24)

 

 

Sunday 29th May, 2016

Little has changed overnight.  The dead chick, and I am sure it will be well and truly dead by now, is still there but there are only 6 chicks visible in the nest cup.  I hope that isn't ominous?

Most of the time, life continues unaffected by the dead body.  There are seven chicks shown here which is a comfort.

From time to time, mum tries to remove the body but so far she has been unsuccessful.

At the end of the day, it is still in the nest box but the rest of the chicks just carry on as normal.