The chicks are leaving the nest - so give the gardening a rest!

 

Here are just a few clips and images of this year's Great Tit family leaving the nest box.

We noted 6 chicks fly off yet believe there were more. The clip above shows the first one leaving the box. 

The chicks were a bit earlier than last season’s brood too. 

Above: another youngster leaves our homemade nesting box. 

Above: only out of the nest box minutes ago and already calling for mum to bring food.

Above: the strikingly distinctive markings of the adult Great Tit. 

All intrusive trimming of trees/shrubs etc should now be halted. 

The families of birds urgently require the shelter of hedgerows, brambles, and other thickets to raise the families in. 

Take care with your gardening ventures as the warmer months are a special time for wildlife, everywhere... 

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 https://pat-regan.blogspot.com/2018/11/blowick-moss-rip-our-old-southport.html