It's a bit of a shame that the camera is ever so slightly out of focus - I remembered today that I changed it when it was initially used on a hanging feeder but never changed it back.
Still not sure how many chicks there are. There were nine eggs, I think I see one still there. But think I count 6 babies? [video]https://youtu.be/iNydIMGjigE[/video]
I think I count 7 now. Hard to tell. This vid is quite sweet with sound. Mr Taycie makes an appearance too. https://youtu.be/fHa81c4l_fY
My sister has what we think are coal tits nesting in her apple tree (inside the tree - it has a hollow section in a branch). Yesterday was a bit fraught with the babies trying to fledge. It didn't go particularly well and we spent the day trying to prevent two Labradors and a Spaniel chowing down on baby coal tit as they scattered themselves across the flower beds.
Oh no, did they survive? I've noticed one of the neighbours cats spending a lot of time under the box. I've shoo'd him off a few times but that was before they'd even hatched. He must know they're there. I was thinking of rigging up some kind of net underneath nearer to launch date.
I so understand the angst... We have blue tits nesting down the garden - the DRAMA!!! Will the eggs hatch, will the hatchlings develop, will the woodpeckers break into the nesting box? Once they have fledged, will the jays or magpies get them? Worse, will POPPY get them?? I can hear the babies cheeping in the nest box - sadly no chick cam available - And the worry is causing me sleepless nights!
The aliens are getting a bit hairy and starting to become vocal. I *think* I count eight? http://youtu.be/3RTfW-PUh5E
