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soooo excited! sparrow eggs have started hatching :D

Becky
03/05/2011 23:05

Hi everyone

just had to share my excitement with you, because I cant contain myself LOL. My camera nestbox has had a pair of house sparrows, they filled it to the brim with nesting material, but I did manage to see 2 eggs a few days ago. Today, theres a newborn chick and 1 slowly hatching, theres also a 3rd egg there. This is the first time we have had a nest in the camera box.

Its fascinating to see the parents taking it in turns sharing the incubation and also feeding too. My girls 7 and 13 are so chuffed coming home from school today to find out theres a chick in the nestbox. Only thing is now I cant take my eyes off the tv screen for long.

becky

  • 0 03/05/2011 23:14

    I am so pleased for you becky, bet that puts housework on the back burner - I know it would with me and it must be wonderous for the two girls.

    Of all creatures, man is the most detestable, he is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain.
    ~ Mark Twain

  • 0 03/05/2011 23:37 in reply to JudiM

    Hi JudiM

    Yes the girls are so excited, they love the birds as much as I do, And yes your right I havent had much housework done today LOL, but who cares hey lol, when there are important things like baby sparrows :)

  • 0 03/05/2011 23:45 in reply to Becky

    Oi!!!!!!!! Back to the sink :)

     

    Thats great news Bekky and lovely that the girls are intersted too.

    I too mine to the Dawn Chorus walk in Afan Argoed on Sunday, their face's getting up at 4.30 were priceless

    It's both what you do and the way that you do it!

    You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.
    William Henry Hudson (1841 - 1922)

  • 0 04/05/2011 00:25 in reply to JudiM

    Hi Bekky

    That's good news! It must be great to watch it all happening in your own nest box.

    JudiM said:

    I am so pleased for you becky, bet that puts housework on the back burner - I know it would with me and it must be wonderous for the two girls.

    Judi my housework has been on a back burner since EJ and Odin returned to Loch Garten :-)

    Best wishes Chris

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  • 0 04/05/2011 04:42 in reply to mpiekp

    mpiekp said:

    Oi!!!!!!!! Back to the sink :)

     LOL mpiekp, luckily I had already done most of todays housework before I switched my tv  on to check the nestbox, then after that I hardly took my eyes off the screen for 2 hours :)

    mpiekp said:

    I too mine to the Dawn Chorus walk in Afan Argoed on Sunday, their face's getting up at 4.30 were priceless

      Aww did you enjoy?? I would have loved that but it was a wee bit too early for me LOL, I did read the poster about it in the shop though, and thought about it, but was put off by the time LOL.

  • 0 04/05/2011 04:53 in reply to Woodpecker

    Woodpecker said:
    That's good news! It must be great to watch it all happening in your own nest box

    Hi woodpecker, yes its great but very addictive :)

    I have taken some pics of my tv screen, they are not great quality but I will try to put 1 or 2 of the better ones on.

    Newly hatched chick and 2 more eggs :) (can only just make it out)

    Can just see its little beak wide open :)

     

  • 0 04/05/2011 05:13 in reply to Becky

    Rebecca H said:

     LOL mpiekp, luckily I had already done most of todays housework before I switched my tv  on to check the nestbox, then after that I hardly took my eyes off the screen for 2 hours :)

    I took mine to the Dawn Chorus walk in Afan Argoed on Sunday, their face's getting up at 4.30 were priceless

      Aww did you enjoy?? I would have loved that but it was a wee bit too early for me LOL, I did read the poster about it in the shop though, and thought about it, but was put off by the time LOL.

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    Yeah some nice birds around, although they had a stand in volunteer for the birds that couldn't ID a blackcap....

    The girls were knackered by the end, it was a two hour walk, along the blue then brown routes, only about 10 people showed up and that include us three, the volunteer and the ranger. They've had open air productions on at tamaen , that only got about 10 to attend, its a shame really as it's only really used for mountain bikers now.

    It would be lovely to see more turn up, especially younger people, and with children would be even better.

     

    It's both what you do and the way that you do it!

    You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.
    William Henry Hudson (1841 - 1922)

  • 0 04/05/2011 05:34 in reply to mpiekp

    Oh thats a shame, maybe I will make an effort next time. But I think my 2 girs would really struggle getting up at that time, and me too.....I am limited what I can do and where I can go, unless my gran is in hospital. When shes home im on call 24/7, im her only carer. But I will consider it if it happens again, and the girls do love wildlife :)