I usually start this thread by cheating and having a pic of a baby Feral Pigeon that I have rescued. Not this year. Today, the first of the Little, Little HTR's arrived in the garden, right on schedule. It is currently in the flowering currant. Little HTR has been taking dozens of waxies to the nest and this morning I noticed him going via the flowering currant. I just had a little look and saw a fledgling in there.
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
Long time keen amateur photographer of wildlife and birds especially. I'm new around here and to feeding them.
It's been a pleasure watching their parents come and go the last few months and the icing on that cake has definitely seeing the youngsters make an appearance in the last week or so.
I'll start with the Great Tit, the first chap was a joy to watch yesterday, from trying to figure out how to hold their food properly and dropping it. To perhaps not quite understanding feeder etiquette and getting into a barny with one of the adult blue tits, or the way it jumps around the place. I'm looking forward to getting some more photos of this (these?) birds.
Lot to learn
I saw the Long-Tailed Tit family turn up and feed together properly for the first time yesterday.
Not sure what happened here, maybe it was spooked by its sibling....
This is the first time I've seen a parent feeding a youngster at the feeder also.
And finally, the Great Tit wanted to get in on the action too.
2013 photos & vids here
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They still keep arriving...........taken yesterday.
Tony
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
Young Robin (i think)