This one is evidently very bemused. His parents are frantically dashing to and fro, and chirping enthusiastically to encourage him to fly up out of harm's way. Flying downwards is probably relatively easy, but flying upwards is more difficult!
We first suspected that something was going on when the two parent Bluetits started screeching wildly and dive-bombing a cat that was wandering through the garden. A newly-fledged Bluetit would be an easy target for a cat. Last year I found two Bluetit baby corpses in the garden. Let's hope they are luckier this time!
Baby birds have a worrying lack of fear. In a similar situation, one let mr pick it up and pop it in s bush. Baby blue tits have a high mortality rate hence the large broods.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark...we have about twenty birdhouses in our trees. It is always fascinating to see which ones are taken right away. Did you know birds come back to where they were bord.we once had birds in the overhang at the front of our house. Since closed up, ten years later they are still trying to get in there! So much for bird brain, right? Love your blog and look forward to your posts.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark...we have about twenty birdhouses in our trees. It is always fascinating to see which ones are taken right away. Did you know birds come back to where they were bord.we once had birds in the overhang at the front of our house. Since closed up, ten years later they are still trying to get in there! So much for bird brain, right? Love your blog and look forward to your posts.
ReplyDeleteI only have the one bird-box, because I only have a small garden. I built the bird-box last year and it was occupied within a couple of weeks of being installed! Thanks for the compliment about the blog, BTW. I'm glad you enjoy it.
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