Great Tit Nestbox on Saaremaa 2020

Post by **IceAge** » May 6th, 2025, 9:29 am

Male with food.

There are seven chicks. All eggs were fertilised and hatched.
Only the foreign egg was not.

Mum warms her chicks.

Good night.

Post by **IceAge** » May 7th, 2025, 7:53 am

May 07.

Good morning,

male with food.

The feeding intervals are significantly longer than in previous years. The adults have difficulty finding insects.

feeding

Post by **IceAge** » May 7th, 2025, 12:33 pm

Seven beaks can be seen.

Post by **IceAge** » May 7th, 2025, 3:17 pm

Post by **IceAge** » May 7th, 2025, 8:50 pm

https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/9488

I hope the weather gets better soon.

Good night.

Post by **IceAge** » May 8th, 2025, 7:22 am

May 08.

Good morning,

Seven chicks.

Post by **IceAge** » May 8th, 2025, 12:35 pm

Mum with food.

In between, the chicks are warmed again and again.

Post by **IceAge** » May 9th, 2025, 7:27 am

May 09.

Good morning,

seven beaks

Post by **IceAge** » May 9th, 2025, 9:43 am

The chicks are shivering. It is probably still very cold.

Post by **IceAge** » May 9th, 2025, 8:17 pm

Snuggled up close together.

Mum warms the chicks.

Post by **IceAge** » May 10th, 2025, 7:25 am

May 10.

Good morning,

feeding

All the chicks are doing well.

Post by **IceAge** » May 10th, 2025, 2:24 pm

Post by **IceAge** » May 10th, 2025, 7:48 pm

Good night.

Post by **IceAge** » May 11th, 2025, 7:33 am

May 11.

Good morning,

male brings food.

The chicks slowly open their eyes.

Female feeds and cleans the box.

Post by **IceAge** » May 11th, 2025, 9:05 pm

The feathers on the small wings grow.

Post by **IceAge** » May 12th, 2025, 7:11 am

May 12.

Good morning,

Some have opened their eyes and the voices are getting louder.

The chicks get bigger and need more and more food. This is a stressful time for the parents.

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