Day 10

It is now ten days since the first egg hatched. One nestling is ten days old, five of them are nine days old, and one of them is 8 days old.


Ted with the brood.

The weather was nice and hot today with a bright cloudless sky, and while that is good for me it's not so good for the web cam!

With it being so warm, and with the sun directly on the box until late morning, our little not-quite-so-feathered friends started to spread out a bit to help cool themselves down a bit...

The one at the bottom is almost out of the nest cup...

Up and out! Two nestlings have made it out...

but they soon spring back in when they hear food coming!

It must be quite warm in there with all those bodies huddled together...

so out they pop again! The one at the top looks like a mini oven-ready chicken!

Ted did a double take when he came back in; it was the first time he'd seen them out of the cup. And this time the escapees don't bother going back in...

because they can beg for food just as easily from over here, too!

Meg and Ted are now making use of the sunflower hearts from the garden...


They spent most of the afternoon back in the nest cup, with a few of them venturing out every now and again.





Full house!

They jump up so quickly when food arrives; it's like an explosion of blue tits!

This can't be comfortable for anyone!

Meg eventually came in to brood the babies just after 9pm. I don't think she'll have a very comfortable night!