Bird of the Year 2020: Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

[IceAge]

May 17.


11:10
formation

[IceAge]

May 18.

Good morning,

09:00
stream is back



14.:36
the feathers grow



21:01

[IceAge]

May 19.

Good morning,

07:55



21:00


23:10

[IceAge]

May 20.

Good morning,

08:21


21:08


23:19

[IceAge]

May 21.

10:31
All looking at the entrance hole.


17:45
no break for the parents


23:22

[IceAge]

May 22.

Good morning,

the parents are now already being intercepted at the flight hole.



21:01


23:54

[aquiline]

IceAge

thank you so much for all your work and the pictures. Life is developing so quickly in this nest box compared to Black Storks or Ospreys which I usually am watching. The starling parents have to be very busy. And I think it is a very small apartment for this rather big family, but the nest is looking cosy and warm.

Good Night

[IceAge]

May 23.

Good morning,

08:32


aquiline , good to see you. Yes, the small birds grow up very quickly.

17:52


22:59

[IceAge]

May 24.

Good morning,

10:36


18:46
feeding the chicks and cleaning the box

[IceAge]

May 25.

Good morning,

08:19


10:17
feeding

[IceAge]

11:13
the first chick is sitting in the window



13:53
the best position


14:50
one is sitting in the window and snaps at insects

16:02

[IceAge]

Last night in the nest box?

20:40


22:30

[IceAge]

May 26.

Good morning,
08:37
the chicks looks out into the big wide world.


11:15
I think the weather is bad and therefore not a good day to leave the nest box.

Thank you, I have now read it on the homepage .

Thanks for the camera change .
14:51


20:59
An exciting day comes to an end for our chicks

[AnzaK71]

There were 6 eggs in this nest, but 5 chicks can be seen ... Didn't 1 egg hatch or did the chick die?

[IceAge]

Hello AnzaK71,

no chick hatched from the sixth egg.

[IceAge]

May 27.

Good morning,

08:02


09:08


15:57
the camera is back

[IceAge]

15:59


16:26
cleaning the nest


23:26
good night

[IceAge]

May 28.

Good morning,
today is the big day for the chicks .

11:16
two are gone


17:45
still 3 at home


23:28
3 chicks

[IceAge]

May 29.

Good morning,

07:08
3 chicks


07:56
The camera always stops for a few seconds (as it does every morning). Probably not enough light.


08:03
The last chick left the nest box. I wish the little ones all the best.

[IceAge]

09:45
an adult starling examines the nest box.