Great Tit Nestbox on Saaremaa 2020

[IceAge]

May 22.

Good morning,

07:33

male


09:00

[IceAge]

14:22
male


15:40
wing exercises


20:31
both parents in the box

[IceAge]

22:55
I hope they can leave the box soon.

[IceAge]

May 23.

Good morning,

07:35


08:22
male and female in the box.


11:30
the chicks in coulor.

[IceAge]

16:17
female feeds and cleans the box


21:07


23:06

[IceAge]

May 24.

Good morning,

07:29




The chicks are very attentive and soon ready to leave the nursery.

11:25

[IceAge]

11:57
feeding and cleaning the box.


20:13


23:01

[IceAge]

May 25.

Good morning,

07:29


08:37


09:38

[IceAge]

May 26.

Good morning,

07:52


12:20
The chicks have become young birds and they can also squabble.

[Bee18]

Thank you for all the updates IceAge , Its such a pleasure to watch this nest.

[IceAge]

15:17
female cleans the box.


Hi Bee18 , they are growing very fast and will leave the box at the weekend.

[asteria]

IceAge

Only six chicks are now in the nest. Has one of them already fledged?

[IceAge]

22:26
the last night together?

[IceAge]

May 27.

Good morning,

07:50
all still there.




12:03

[IceAge]

20:08
a chick looks out.


and back


Tomorrow will be the big day for the chicks.

23:21

[IceAge]

May 28.

Good morning,

07:29


07:32


The parents try to lure the chicks, but no one dares yet.

12:22
The chicks take turns peering into the wide world.

[Bee18]

I see only 6 chicks now

[asteria]

Unfortunately, the youngest one died a fortnight ago.

One chick was sitting on the window.

[IceAge]

14:40
Everyone wants to, but no one dares.


16:55
It's cramped, but safer than outside.

[Bee18]

14:40
Everyone wants to, but no one dares.

So true, I have starlings fledglings in my garden every year, and they are so vulnerable when they fledge, predators are all over them every year , and they seem to sense that.