In message , Bill Grey
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I had a nest box which blue tits chose in 2006, and I caught 5 fledgelings
emerging by placing my camcorder on the dining room window ledge, and
cabling it to a DVD recorder which was left running for hours when the
fledging was due. This determined pair managed to win the box from a
bumble bee which tried to steal it. I got some amusing footage of BT
sparring with bumble bee at the entrance. :-)


I did manage to get some video of the mother blue tit feeding the chicks
soon after which the fledglings left the box. I was standing very quiety
and still about 8ft from the nest box.
The fledglings are totally naive and do not know the fear of humans - at
least for a while

Bill

I took some shots of a chick peering out at the world for the first
time by creeping up close.
I still have one or two on my photograph site:

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/16201411
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Gordon H
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