The so called courting GreatTits, were in fact, a family. Blame the site I went to, that described the babies as not looking so much like the parents!
We know this for sure, because all 5 babies and the mum and dad all came to the feeder at once! My tree feeder is right by my mini greenhouse, and all the fledglings sat on the plastic, while the parents got food and fed them there! It was toooo cute! They all looked just like the adults, but just a bit" rougher" around the edges, and smaller obviously!
They're cheeping such a lot, we can even hear them through the double glazing! They are all flying, but the parents are obviously still feeding them. A couple of the babies, (or just one several times!) have come to the winow feeder, but every time I raise the camera they fly off! They are so much more timid than the parents.
I finally have a photo of one of the parents:-
Isn't he a handsome specimen?
I also have finally managed to get a pic of our Robin :-
This is the Dad, and I do have a Very Rare pic of the mum. She doesn't like being photographed in her moulting state, but I did catch her.
This morning its pouring with rain, but we've had the best day for birds so far!
You would think they would stay in the trees, but they are all out, even the Blackbirds that we hardly ever see! Perhaps the rain gets all the worms out or something, but even the birds who just eats seeds are out, so go figure!
Here is the female then, please excuse her feathers, before the babies she looked lovely!
(Like most of us mothers!!)
The feathers on top of her head are doing a sort of Mohawk thing, and her poor bottom... black and white and speckled! Very scraggy, but don’t tell her I said so!
I apologise for such a bird-based post, but we took so many pics this morning, I just had to show you!
I'm going to sign off now, but if we get any more good pics I'll write more later!
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