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Our baby tits

(8 Posts)
Sheena Tue 26-May-15 16:44:39

They are growing fast and now have feathers !!! The parent birds are still really busy in and out feeding...we are very proud grin

loopylou Tue 26-May-15 16:53:55

Delightful photo!

shysal Tue 26-May-15 17:45:53

Hope they all fledge successfully!

Grannyknot Tue 26-May-15 18:12:06

Wonderful, Sheena!

I can't help but think that researchers would be extremely interested ... can't you link up with a uni somewhere? So exciting.

annsixty Tue 26-May-15 18:23:05

We have tits nesting in our box which was new last year but it has a fixed lid so we can't peek in. The last one we had some years ago had a lift up lid and I looked in just once, it was a wonderful sight and I have never forgotten it.
You are very lucky Sheena, thank you for posting.

Sheena Tue 26-May-15 18:46:50

annsixty...our lads gave my husband the box and camera for Christmas...it was a bit of a fiddle to get the wiring up to his "office" , but he did, and oh we are so glad....it has been so exciting from start to now..the birds first being interested and then filling the box with nesting material and then, oh the excitement...eggs !! we counted 8 but it seems that only seven have hatched, but they is keeping mum and dad tit very busy. As shysal has said we are hoping that the fledge OK as we have so many greedy magpies and crows round here who will swoop the second the babies appear I fear sad

Yes, we are very lucky smile

Sheena Tue 26-May-15 18:49:03

Grannyknot...I'm not sure about linking up with a uni...that sounds ever so complicated grin....it was as much as we could do just to wire it all up to our video recorder and telly !!!

Grannyknot Tue 26-May-15 19:30:39

... well at least tell the likes of Countryfile or Springwatch! grin