Day 15

Another pretty much drama-free day in the blue tit box.

One of the chicks still seems to be struggling slightly and is now getting buried quite often underneath the stronger ones. This means he then misses the offer of food when it comes in. If he's not buried underneath then he seems to get pushed to the back of the cup.

A little bit of wing-flapping started today in preparation for fledging day.

The normal sight of the past couple of days - four gapes.

One chick manages to get into an uncomfortable-looking position when food comes in...



Meg's turn to get squashed!

They seem to have had a growth spurt! This stage seems to come from nowhere!

Meg.

Miniature blue tits; no mistaking them now!

Five gapes! Hoping to see more of this tomorrow...

Meg in for the night.

With around 5 days to go it shouldn't be too long before they spend their first night alone.