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Nine ... or eight....
Today, all of our blue tits have fledged. On day 21 out of the egg.
I think eight of the nine will be OK, but the 'runt of the litter' (see last photo below) will perish this afternoon or tonight or tomorrow morning I think - it can barely fly and is staying FAR too close to the ground, separated from its MUCH better developed brethren (and errr.... 'sesren'). Oh it's still being fed by its parents as it's constantly shouting at them - but there are magpies and jays and jackdaws and squirrels and hawks and cats in the hood.. and I honestly think it needed another day in the box.
Aw well.
Let's all cross our fingers and toes - and it may make it, but even if it doesn't - eight out of nine fledglings (out of ten hatched eggs, out of thirteen laid eggs) isn't too bad eh?
TBR.