Great Tit Nest Box Camera

[Shanta]

Wondering about calling Great Tit at this time


Female gets food at the entrance and what I can see ... the first chick


Feeding

[Shanta]

Someone is hungry

[Felis silvestris]

How nice! We will have some life again here

[Shanta]

25. June

and 5 eggs


Feeding


4 chicks and 4 eggs


Feeding


Feeding, hard to say ... think 5 chicks and 3 eggs

[Shanta]

No, still 4 eggs

[asteria]

Only two eggs hasn't hatched yet.

[Shanta]

asteria,
maybe you have not seen the other two eggs hidden under chicks

10:36 ... 4 chicks and 4 eggs visible

[asteria]

One egg and others I don't know if there are eggs or eggshells.

[Shanta]

13:02 Till now nothing has changed, 4 chicks and 4 eggs

[Shanta]

14:40 Can count 5 chicks and eggs hidden by chicks




Male don't comes often with food, female mostly out for it

15:21 Now can see the last 3 eggs

[Shanta]

15:33 Interesting to see in the afternoon, a Wesp comes in and Great Tit defends her home


Later comes a Black Beetle and female closely watched till it leaves the box







... and still 3 eggs visible

[monia]

At 02:00am the female actually ate some eggshells, so maybe a new arrival in the family?

[Shanta]

26. June

Good morning all and monia!
Thank you for observing nest of Great Tits! You're right, we have one more chick
Now only 2 eggs visible


Busy Mom comes back with breakfast

[Shanta]

How funny to observe nest of Great Tits
Male comes with food, female not in the box


Hmm, what to do


Try to feed


It doesn't work


Better I go


Have Male forgotten everything

[Shanta]

Male back again


Try to feed again


Ufff ... "my beloved female comes" ... and ...


now have to feed


... nu's get out here

[Shanta]

Sorry, but can only laugh about thease cute Great Tits.
Female not at home, male comes with food


Try to feed


Help, please help


Okay, try to feed


... maybe from this side and so far it's possible it works better

[Shanta]

Male comes again with food and female at home






... and Male again with luck, female at home


Ups, no luck for Male, Female not at home ... and he seems helpless


So funny to watch this nest!

[asteria]

Two eggs are still visible at 18.25

[monia]

26th June, 23:15 - some eggshell visible next to the nest. another chick, then?

[monia]

27.06

06:22
Female ate the eggshells. And yes, there is only one egg left.