Bluetit Diary 2003 - May (36)

Friday 16th May (part 4)

While all this excitement has been going on in box 1, Fluffy has been looking after her five chicks in box 2.

 
Flash brings some food for the chicks.   Four despairing gapes as mum goes off to hunt for food.

 
Flash and Fluffy check the chicks.     Flash has a big juicy caterpillar - Me! Me! Me! say the chicks.

At the end of the day we return to box 1 to see if there have been any more hatchings.

 
There are now only 5 eggs, and therefore, presumably, 3 chicks.  Fred looks on anxiously while Fantail checks them.

  And here you can see three chicks in what was the last image of the day.

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