I have spent most of to-day watching the blue tits live on website rte/mooneygoeswild. Absolutely facinating watching. Eight chicks hatched last Friday and two cameras monitoring every move. A must see.
I had a great time yesterday watching an adult tit feeding two chicks on our rotary washing line. We have a nut feeder hanging from it. There were two fluffy chicks perched precariously on the line. The adult would get a nut from the feeder, clutch it between its claws and break it with its beak, and then fly the few feet to one of the chicks and pop some nut into its mouth. The adult fed each chick in turn. It was fantastiic! I felt like ringing Eamonn de Buitléar....
So sad, apparently 3 died overnight, and the one left is not in good shape. I was only watching them yesterday and was laughing at how excited they got when Mum (or Dad?) arrived with food. Wonder what happened?